What nationality is the name word?

The nationality of the name Word is English, with origin in medieval England as an occupational and locational surname. Word is an English surname derived from Old English word or worth meaning enclosure or homestead, or from Old English wyrd meaning fate, but most commonly it is from Middle English word meaning a speaker or someone known for words, or from a place named Word. The surname Word is found in England, particularly in southern England, and in the United States among English diaspora. It is also found as a given name Word, though rare. Word is not common as first name, but as last name it is English. Variations include Words, Worden, and Worth. The name Word is English, not German, French, or Spanish, though similar words exist in other languages. In America, people named Word are typically of English or Scottish descent. Notable people include basketball player Mark Word and others. The name Word as a word itself, the English word word, comes from Old English word, from Proto-Germanic wurda, so nationality of the English word word is Germanic, but as a surname, Word is English. So nationality is English, ethnicity English, meaning someone who works with words or lives at enclosure, occupational and locational, from medieval England.