# Aylward (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/aylward/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,074 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,409 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 148,865 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (2,032 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From either of two Old English personal names, Æþelweard, which is from æþele (“noble”) + weard (“guard”), or Ælfweard, from ælf (“elf”) + weard (“guard”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Aylward in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Aylward in the United States.

## People named Aylward

- John Aylward, American actor (1946–2022)

## Similar surnames

Alward, Allard, Alarid, Allred, Alred, Allerton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.