German: of uncertain origin; possibly from East Frisian
Ferweerda, composed of the elements Fer-, Ver-
‘woman’ (German Frau) + Weerda, from a short form of a
personal name related to Old High German wer ‘worthy’ or Old
Saxon werd ‘innkeeper’, ‘householder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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