Harward Family History
Harward Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Hereward usually representing Old English Hereweard (from here ‘army’ + weard ‘ward guardian’) but possibly in some cases the cognate ancient Germanic Hariward Heriward through Norman introduction. This name was borne by an 11th-century thane of Lincolnshire leader of resistance to the advancing Normans.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022