Byrd Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Byrd Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Byrd family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 16
Farmers Son 7
Baker & Farmer 4
At Home 3
House Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Labourer At Woollen Factory 2
Labourer 2
Assistant 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Farmers Wife 2
Cordwainer 1
Dress Maker 1
Wool Drawer Factory 1
Wool Joiner Factory 1
Wool Slobber Factory 1
Butcher 1
Domestic Servant 1
Wheel Wright 1
Apprentice 1
Apprentice With Father 1
Carpenter Journeyman 1
Farm Servant 1
Farmer Of 238 Acres Employing 4 Labourer 1
Farmer Of 542 Acres Employing 10 Labourer 1

Byrd Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bird 75% 165,277
2 Byard 80% 3,567
3 Burd 75% 2,650
4 Byrd 100% 1,554
5 Berd 75% 1,008
6 Boyard 67% 718
7 Bayard 67% 159
8 Byrde 80% 105
9 Burde 60% 104

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The surname Byrd is the 4th most popular variant of Bird.

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