Beard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Beard Name Meaning: This is a nickname for a bearded man,as clean shaven was the way to be in Northwestern Europe communities,from the 12th-16th century.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin & one of the oldest recorded.The name often appears in early records in a prepositional form i.e Thomas Onelabarbe 'Thomas with the beard',1280.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Beard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Beard family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 238
Female Servant 186
Independent 99
Labourer 99
Farmer 65
Male Servant 64
Shoe Maker 26
Carpenter 25
Tailor 20
Cotton Weaver 18
Dress Maker 17
Cloth Worker 15
Cotton Spinner 14
Baker 13
Apprentice 13
Butcher 13
Silk Weaver 13
Laundress 12
Ag Labourer 12
Nailor 12
Servant 12
Blacksmith 11
Shop Keeper 11
Weaver 11
Wheel Wright 11

Beard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bird 60% 165,277
2 Beard 100% 56,812
3 Broad 40% 28,298
4 Board 80% 11,624
5 Brodie 17% 8,867
6 Baird 60% 8,473
7 Breed 40% 4,282
8 Bard 80% 3,759
9 Bride 20% 3,082
10 Braid 60% 2,991
11 Burd 60% 2,650
12 Brade 40% 2,230
13 Brid 40% 1,867
14 Bord 60% 1,632
15 Brad 60% 1,275
16 Berd 80% 1,008
17 Bread 60% 904
18 Braud 60% 824
19 Bardoe 50% 367
20 Broud 40% 352
21 Brood 40% 348
22 Broadie 29% 311
23 Bradie 33% 269
24 Braide 50% 194
25 Brede 20% 157
26 Bred 40% 153
27 Biard 80% 136
28 Broid 40% 127
29 Brode 20% 119
30 Barid 60% 118
31 Boord 60% 110
32 Byrde 40% 105
33 Broade 33% 104
34 Burde 40% 104
35 Bourd 60% 103

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The surname Beard is the 2nd most popular variant of Bird.

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