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Ward (Bangor Castle-Down)
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Although Ward is a very common English name, the great majority of Irish Wards are native Irish in origin, the Gaelic form of the name being Mac an Bhaird, which means son of the bard; the pronunciation of these words is closely reproduced in the alternative form in English, viz. Macanward, also written MacAward and McWard. The Wards, as their name implies, were professional and hereditary bards, .....
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Heraldry Database: Aclands
Aclands
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Surname: Aclands
Branch: Ackland
Origins: British
More Info: England
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Background: The name of a place in North Devonshire, England, whence the surname is derived; so called, because it was situated among groves of oaks--from ack, oak, as above, and land, where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.
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 Motto: Inebranlable, Unshaken. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
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Name Variations: Acland, Aukland, Aclands, Ackland, Asklands.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
English Surnames; C.M. Matthews - 1966.
A Dictionary of English Surnames; P.H. Reaney - 1958.
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