Your very welcome back!
Thy say most Wards come from Galway or Donegal. Ward though is just the anglicisation of Mac an Bhaird (Son of the Bard) unlike the English form of Ward which referred to a warden or watchman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_an_Bhaird
Wikipedia is brilliant...it actually has a specific entry for the name...so check it out, tis good stuff on the name...apparently it makes us quite learned folk
