Sowards

The Noble Tribe of Sowards represented here by Lord Tyler of that Ilk. Sowards is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from the baptismal name Siward, which was an Old English personal name. Accordingly, there are numerous early listings of the name as a personal name. Another source claims the name was an occupational name as in "high admiral, who kept the sea against pirates, from sea, and ward, a keeper."