Shepard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shepard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shepard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 139
Domestic Servant 18
General Labourer 15
Laundress 9
Agricultural Labourer 9
General Servant 8
Coal Miner 8
Butcher 7
Tailor 7
Carpenter 6
Labourer 6
Annuitant 5
Dress Maker 5
Painter 5
School 5
Farm Servant Indoor 5
Farm Labourer 4
At School 3
Charwoman 3
Trimming Maker 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Farmers Son 3
Gardener Domestic 3
Wife Of Above 3
None 3

Shepard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shepherd 75% 135,807
2 Sheppard 88% 68,947
3 Shepperd 75% 14,067
4 Shepard 100% 7,664
5 Sheperd 86% 1,913
6 Sheppherd 67% 1,277
7 Shepeard 88% 126

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The surname Shepard is the 4th most popular variant of Shepherd.

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