| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 22 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 31 |
| Derbyshire | 4 |
| Devon | 58 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 18 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 3 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 13 |
| Lancashire | 147 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 48 |
| London | 176 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 7 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 2 |
| Warwickshire | 5 |
| Westmorland | 33 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 62 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 7 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 114 |
| Labourer | 11 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| Dress Maker | 11 |
| House Servant | 9 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 9 |
| Servant | 8 |
| Carter | 7 |
| Gardener | 7 |
| Cotton Weaver | 6 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Char Woman | 5 |
| Farm Servant | 5 |
| Boot Binder | 5 |
| Wood Cutter | 5 |
| Farmer's Son | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Cordwainer | 4 |
| Groom | 4 |
| Coal Miner | 4 |
| Farmers Wife | 4 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Power Loom Cotton Weaver | 3 |
| General Servant | 3 |
| Boot Maker | 3 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Herd | 522 |
| John Herd | 520 |
| William Herd | 492 |
| Elizabeth Herd | 354 |
| James Herd | 318 |
| Thomas Herd | 260 |
| Sarah Herd | 221 |
| George Herd | 213 |
| Ann Herd | 196 |
| Charles Herd | 175 |
| Jane Herd | 155 |
| Margaret Herd | 148 |
| Robert Herd | 146 |
| Henry Herd | 137 |
| Joseph Herd | 119 |
| Richard Herd | 110 |
| Ellen Herd | 101 |
| Eliza Herd | 98 |
| Alice Herd | 94 |
| Annie Herd | 89 |
| Hannah Herd | 84 |
| Edward Herd | 82 |
| Alfred Herd | 80 |
| Emma Herd | 79 |
| Albert Herd | 60 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heard | 80% | 24,345 |
| 2 | Hird | 75% | 15,007 |
| 3 | Hard | 75% | 12,824 |
| 4 | Hurd | 75% | 7,736 |
| 5 | Herd | 100% | 7,574 |
| 6 | Hardie | 50% | 4,577 |
| 7 | Hord | 75% | 3,449 |
| 8 | Herod | 80% | 2,296 |
| 9 | Hourd | 60% | 887 |
| 10 | Hoard | 60% | 507 |
| 11 | Haard | 60% | 380 |
| 12 | Horde | 60% | 340 |
| 13 | Haird | 60% | 324 |
| 14 | Hardee | 50% | 248 |
| 15 | Huard | 60% | 247 |
| 16 | Ohard | 60% | 195 |
| 17 | Harde | 60% | 185 |
| 18 | Harod | 60% | 123 |
| 19 | Houard | 50% | 113 |
| 20 | Horide | 50% | 111 |
The surname Herd is the 5th most popular variant of Heard.