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 17
Labourer 3
Carpenter 2
House Servant 2
Inn Keeper 2
Joiner 2
Field Labourer 2
Farm Of 500 Acres 8 Men 1 Boy 1
Wife Of Above 1
Labourer At Foundry 1
Farmer Employing 78 Acres Employing 5 Men & 1 Boy 1
Farmer's Mother 1
Formerly Servant 1
General Servant 1
Grocer 1
Invalid 1
Kitchen Servant 1
Lace Worker 1
Late Farmer Infirm 1
Laundress 1
Shoe Maker's Apprentice 1
Tape Weaver 1
Bailiff 1
House Keeper 1
Journeyman Miller 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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