Bird Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bird Name Meaning: A nickname give to someone bird-like.

From the Old English \"burde\", which was a nickname given to someone bird-like (active, good singing voice).

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bird Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bird family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 887
Female Servant 489
Independent 310
Labourer 253
Male Servant 221
Farmer 167
Ag Labourer 107
Shoe Maker 98
Carpenter 78
Dress Maker 61
Tailor 51
Blacksmith 41
Pauper 41
Coal Miner 41
Weaver 38
Apprentice 37
Gardener 36
Baker 34
Servant 32
Clerk 32
Ag Lab 31
Butcher 29
Lace Maker 28
Pupil 28
Frame Work Knitter 27

Bird Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bird 100% 165,277
2 Beard 60% 56,812
3 Broad 40% 28,298
4 Board 60% 11,624
5 Brodie 33% 8,867
6 Baird 80% 8,473
7 Breed 40% 4,282
8 Bard 75% 3,759
9 Bride 40% 3,082
10 Braid 40% 2,991
11 Burd 75% 2,650
12 Brade 40% 2,230
13 Brid 50% 1,867
14 Bord 75% 1,632
15 Byrd 75% 1,554
16 Brad 50% 1,275
17 Berd 75% 1,008
18 Bread 40% 904
19 Braud 40% 824
20 Bardoe 50% 367
21 Broud 40% 352
22 Brood 40% 348
23 Broadie 29% 311
24 Bradie 33% 269
25 Braide 33% 194
26 Brede 40% 157
27 Bred 50% 153
28 Biard 80% 136
29 Broid 40% 127
30 Brode 40% 119
31 Barid 60% 118
32 Boord 60% 110
33 Broade 33% 104
34 Burde 60% 104
35 Bourd 60% 103

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The surname Bird is the most popular version of all its varients

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