Guard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Guard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Guard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 84
Farm Labourer 8
Dress Maker 7
Agricultural Labourer 7
Labourer 6
Coal Miner 5
Stone Mason 4
Carpenter 4
General Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant 3
Master Mariner 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Governess 3
Sailor 3
Commercial Clerk ? 2
Child 2
Cloth Refiner 2
Charwoman 2
Farm Servant 2
Farmer's Daughter 2
Glover 2
Machinist In A Lace Factory 2
Pauper 2
Insurance Agent 2

Guard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gard 80% 6,235
2 Guard 100% 3,562
3 Gurd 80% 2,791
4 Greed 40% 2,180
5 Geard 80% 1,325
6 Goard 80% 1,253
7 Gourd 60% 563
8 Gord 60% 518
9 Garde 60% 498
10 Giraud 50% 306
11 Goord 60% 277
12 Gorde 40% 265
13 Grad 60% 244
14 Grade 40% 182
15 Grid 40% 144
16 Agard 60% 142
17 Gird 60% 102

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The surname Guard is the 2nd most popular variant of Gard.

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