The story
- Old English · derived fromweard“watchman”
- English todayWardlaw
Habitational surname typical of Scotland, from Old English weard (“watchman”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishweard all →
wardWhartonwarderWartonWardlowWarborough
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.