A porter or door—keeper—Door—ward.
Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DURWARD
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A porter or door—keeper—Door—ward.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DURWARD. A-Sax. duru-weard, a door-keeper, a porter. " A Porter, which we have received from the French, they (the Anglo-Saxons) could in their own tongue as significatively call a Doren-ard.'' Camden's Eemaiues.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Scotland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic