Warden Family History
Warden Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a watchman or guard from Anglo-Norman French wardein Old French gardein ‘one who keeps guard a warden’ i.e. a gate-keeper porter or sentinel. English: habitational name from any of various places for example in Bedfordshire County Durham Kent Northumerland and Northamptonshire called Warden from Old English weard ‘watch’ + dūn ‘hill’. Compare Wardlaw and Wardle
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022