Surnames with "guard" in Meaning

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword guard.
usage
meaning
Gagnon French
Derived from old French gagnon "guard dog". The name most likely originated as a nickname for an aggressive or cruel person.
Hayward English
Occupational name for a person who protected an enclosed forest, from Old English hæg "enclosure, fence" and weard "guard".
Marquardt German
From Old High German marka "border, boundary" and wart "protector". This was an occupational name for a border guard.
Millward English
Means "guardian of the mill" in Old English.
Schüttmann German
Means "watchman, guard" from Middle High German schützen "to protect".
Ward 1 English
Derived from Old English weard meaning "guard, guardian".
Woodward English
Occupational name for a forester, meaning "ward of the wood" in Old English.