Orchard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Orchard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Orchard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 478
Agricultural Labourer 62
Domestic Servant 36
General Labourer 36
Labourer 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Living On Her Own Means 20
Laundress 19
General Servant 17
Farmer 17
Dress Maker 15
Fisherman 15
Carpenter 14
Living On Own Means 14
Dressmaker 14
Coal Miner 12
Licensed Hawker 10
Charwoman 9
Lace Maker 9
Grocer 9
Farm Servant 8
Farm Labourer 8
Char Woman 8
Errand Boy 7
Plumber 7

Orchard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Richard 71% 61,533
2 Orchard 100% 22,193
3 Archard 86% 3,391

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The surname Orchard is the 2nd most popular variant of Richard.

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