# Wardlaw

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #86,934

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Habitational surname typical of Scotland, from Old English weard (“watchman”) + hlǣw (“hill, mound”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wardlaw