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Definition: Several possible origins include: 1) Derived from the Old Germanic name "hugihard", denoting one strong of heart, or very brave. 2) Derived from Germanic term "howart," meaning "high chief," "warden," or "chief warden." 3) From "hof-ward," the keeper of a hall
Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
HAYWARD
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Common Surname Search Tips HOWARD Family Genealogy Forum HOWARD Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - HOWARD Genealogy HOWARD Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - HOWARD Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - HOWARD Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - HOWARD Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - HOWARD Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
