Chard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 3
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 14
Cornwall 52
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 130
Dorset 115
Durham 10
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 90
Hampshire 19
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 14
Lancashire 21
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 3
London 204
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 18
Northamptonshire 6
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 12
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 7
Somerset 352
Surrey 1
Sussex 10
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 27
Worcestershire 4
Yorkshire 2

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 6
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 8
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 5
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Chard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chard family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 45
Agricultural Labourer 42
Independent 31
Farmer 23
Labourer 19
Shoe Maker 15
Tailor 13
Male Servant 12
Mason 12
Carpenter 12
Grocer 5
Pauper 5
School Mistress 5
Milliner 5
Dress Maker 4
Publican 4
Apprentice 4
Thatcher 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Ag Labourer 4
Boiler Maker 3
Fisher Man 3
Baker 3
Gardener 3
Smith 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Chard

Name Census Frequency
William Chard 968
Mary Chard 850
John Chard 658
Elizabeth Chard 608
Thomas Chard 375
Sarah Chard 368
Henry Chard 350
George Chard 347
James Chard 344
Charles Chard 305
Ann Chard 280
Jane Chard 257
Emma Chard 240
Eliza Chard 211
Joseph Chard 200
Robert Chard 195
Ellen Chard 193
Edward Chard 189
Frederick Chard 177
Alfred Chard 166
Annie Chard 160
Arthur Chard 158
Alice Chard 148
Louisa Chard 134
Martha Chard 126

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