Churchward
See also: churchward
English
Etymology
An occupational family name, a contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".
See also
- churchward
- Churchwood
- Churchyard, churchyard
References
- The Churchward Home Page, accessed on 2005-05-16
- Anglo-Saxon dictionary, accessed on 2005-05-16
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