Scandinavian (mostly Norwegian): patronymic from the personal name
Halvor, Old Norse Hallvarðr, composed of the elements
hallr ‘rock’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘defender’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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