Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Meaning & History
Occupational name for a person who protected an enclosed forest, from Old English hæg "enclosure, fence" and weard "guard".
Revision History
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12/1/2024, 10:33 PM | Mike C | update #117 | ||
| 5/31/2018, 2:36 PM | Mike C | update #99 | |||
| 8/26/2016, 12:51 PM | Mike C | update #92 | |||
| 5/30/2011, 5:41 PM | Mike C | earliest recorded revision |