Herod Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Herod Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Herod family

Profession Census Frequency
School 50
School (part Time) 4
Gamekeeper 4
Farm Labourer 4
Labourer 3
Weaver 3
Laundress 3
Scholar 3
Railway Clerk 2
Cotton Mill Hand 2
Cotton Peicer 2
Cotton Piecer 2
Cotton Spinner 2
Cotton Spinning Piecer 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Spinner 2
Weaver Cotton 2
Woollen Warper 2
Railway Porter 2
Cotton Spinning 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Lace Machinist 2
General Labourer 2
Gardener (domestic) 2
Dressmaker 2

Herod Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Heard 60% 24,345
2 Hird 60% 15,007
3 Hard 60% 12,824
4 Hurd 60% 7,736
5 Harrod 67% 7,645
6 Herd 80% 7,574
7 Hardie 33% 4,577
8 Hord 60% 3,449
9 Herod 100% 2,296
10 Herrod 83% 2,031
11 Hourd 40% 887
12 Hoard 40% 507
13 Haard 40% 380
14 Horde 40% 340
15 Haird 40% 324
16 Hardee 33% 248
17 Huard 40% 247
18 Ohard 40% 195
19 Harde 40% 185
20 Harod 80% 123
21 Harrid 50% 122
22 Houard 33% 113
23 Horide 50% 111

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The surname Herod is the 9th most popular variant of Heard.

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