Bird Name Meaning: A nickname give to someone bird-like.
From the Old English \"burde\", which was a nickname given to someone bird-like (active, good singing voice).
Discover how your Bird ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 542 |
| Buckinghamshire | 309 |
| Berkshire | 265 |
| Cambridgeshire | 227 |
| Channel Islands | 59 |
| Cheshire | 456 |
| Cornwall | 46 |
| Cumberland | 253 |
| Derbyshire | 414 |
| Devon | 446 |
| Dorset | 190 |
| Durham | 718 |
| Essex | 1,642 |
| Gloucestershire | 726 |
| Hampshire | 369 |
| Herefordshire | 141 |
| Hertfordshire | 522 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 104 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 617 |
| Lancashire | 1,880 |
| Leicestershire | 763 |
| Lincolnshire | 375 |
| London | 4,273 |
| Middlesex | 1,265 |
| Northumberland | 232 |
| Norfolk | 920 |
| Northamptonshire | 894 |
| Nottinghamshire | 735 |
| Oxfordshire | 104 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 104 |
| Shropshire | 141 |
| Suffolk | 1,071 |
| Somerset | 500 |
| Surrey | 704 |
| Sussex | 222 |
| Staffordshire | 1,940 |
| Warwickshire | 1,784 |
| Westmorland | 68 |
| Wiltshire | 297 |
| Worcestershire | 828 |
| Yorkshire | 1,672 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 24 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 21 |
| Flintshire | 8 |
| Glamorgan | 560 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 268 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 10 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 2,875 |
| Farm Labourer | 321 |
| General Labourer | 201 |
| Private Means | 194 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 191 |
| Labourer | 175 |
| Farmer | 145 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 140 |
| Dressmaker | 134 |
| None | 133 |
| Domestic Servant | 120 |
| Clerk | 107 |
| Bricklayer | 92 |
| Cook (domestic) | 88 |
| At School | 85 |
| Scholar | 79 |
| At Home | 76 |
| Dress Maker | 70 |
| General Servant Domestic | 70 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 68 |
| Laundress | 68 |
| Shop Assistant | 67 |
| House Keeper | 64 |
| Carpenter | 63 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 61 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bird | 10,989 |
| Mary Bird | 10,293 |
| John Bird | 9,328 |
| Elizabeth Bird | 6,776 |
| Sarah Bird | 6,135 |
| George Bird | 5,981 |
| Thomas Bird | 5,605 |
| James Bird | 4,736 |
| Charles Bird | 3,712 |
| Henry Bird | 3,630 |
| Ann Bird | 3,463 |
| Joseph Bird | 3,093 |
| Eliza Bird | 2,746 |
| Jane Bird | 2,674 |
| Emma Bird | 2,525 |
| Alice Bird | 2,135 |
| Annie Bird | 2,121 |
| Ellen Bird | 2,062 |
| Edward Bird | 1,993 |
| Alfred Bird | 1,938 |
| Frederick Bird | 1,921 |
| Arthur Bird | 1,889 |
| Robert Bird | 1,865 |
| Emily Bird | 1,693 |
| Hannah Bird | 1,691 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bird | 100% | 165,277 |
| 2 | Beard | 60% | 56,812 |
| 3 | Broad | 40% | 28,298 |
| 4 | Board | 60% | 11,624 |
| 5 | Brodie | 33% | 8,867 |
| 6 | Baird | 80% | 8,473 |
| 7 | Breed | 40% | 4,282 |
| 8 | Bard | 75% | 3,759 |
| 9 | Bride | 40% | 3,082 |
| 10 | Braid | 40% | 2,991 |
| 11 | Burd | 75% | 2,650 |
| 12 | Brade | 40% | 2,230 |
| 13 | Brid | 50% | 1,867 |
| 14 | Bord | 75% | 1,632 |
| 15 | Byrd | 75% | 1,554 |
| 16 | Brad | 50% | 1,275 |
| 17 | Berd | 75% | 1,008 |
| 18 | Bread | 40% | 904 |
| 19 | Braud | 40% | 824 |
| 20 | Bardoe | 50% | 367 |
| 21 | Broud | 40% | 352 |
| 22 | Brood | 40% | 348 |
| 23 | Broadie | 29% | 311 |
| 24 | Bradie | 33% | 269 |
| 25 | Braide | 33% | 194 |
| 26 | Brede | 40% | 157 |
| 27 | Bred | 50% | 153 |
| 28 | Biard | 80% | 136 |
| 29 | Broid | 40% | 127 |
| 30 | Brode | 40% | 119 |
| 31 | Barid | 60% | 118 |
| 32 | Boord | 60% | 110 |
| 33 | Broade | 33% | 104 |
| 34 | Burde | 60% | 104 |
| 35 | Bourd | 60% | 103 |
The surname Bird is the most popular version of all its varients