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.
Discover how your Beard ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 11 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 113 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 246 |
| Cornwall | 181 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 290 |
| Devon | 132 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 2 |
| Essex | 284 |
| Gloucestershire | 640 |
| Hampshire | 48 |
| Herefordshire | 47 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 21 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 105 |
| Lancashire | 211 |
| Leicestershire | 20 |
| Lincolnshire | 20 |
| London | 591 |
| Middlesex | 45 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 40 |
| Oxfordshire | 44 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 21 |
| Shropshire | 84 |
| Suffolk | 70 |
| Somerset | 114 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 160 |
| Staffordshire | 264 |
| Warwickshire | 98 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 71 |
| Worcestershire | 198 |
| Yorkshire | 165 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 18 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Beard | 3,536 |
| Mary Beard | 3,352 |
| John Beard | 2,928 |
| Elizabeth Beard | 2,313 |
| George Beard | 2,028 |
| Sarah Beard | 1,905 |
| Thomas Beard | 1,783 |
| James Beard | 1,769 |
| Charles Beard | 1,218 |
| Ann Beard | 1,174 |
| Henry Beard | 1,167 |
| Joseph Beard | 1,102 |
| Eliza Beard | 947 |
| Jane Beard | 847 |
| Emma Beard | 799 |
| Alice Beard | 763 |
| Annie Beard | 754 |
| Alfred Beard | 736 |
| Frederick Beard | 729 |
| Ellen Beard | 704 |
| Hannah Beard | 671 |
| Samuel Beard | 670 |
| Edward Beard | 610 |
| Richard Beard | 605 |
| Emily Beard | 556 |
| 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 |
The surname Beard is the 2nd most popular variant of Bird.