Warder Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ward surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Warder

Warder is a spelling of the English surname Ward. The name is usually explained as “The guard, keeper or watchman; dweller near a marsh”.

The ending -er in Warder is a typical English derivative of the root behind Ward. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Warde, Warden and Word. The 2010 US Census counted 633 people named Warder, ranking it number 35,537 among American surnames.

Get the complete Warder report, with a museum-style coat of arms.