Warder

Habitational surname, from the village of Wardour, Wiltshire, named with Old English weard (“guard”) + ōra (“bank, slope”).

Warder (plural Warders)

1. A surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Warder is the 35537^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 633 individuals. Warder is most common among White (87.99%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Warder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• drawer, redraw, reward, warred

First attested as werthere and warthere in 1130-1161. Derived from Old Dutch werther (“island, riverside land”). Compare Waarder.

• Hyphenation: War‧der

Warder n

1. A village and former municipality of Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “warder”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN