Lord Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hlaford' meaning 'ruler','superior','master of household' and earlier versions of this word also meaning 'loaf-keeper'.
A name used or given to a 'Lord of the Manor' or somebody with superior powers. It may have also been name that was given to a servant who worked for a Lord.
Discover how your Lord ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 38 |
| Buckinghamshire | 33 |
| Berkshire | 47 |
| Cambridgeshire | 38 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 94 |
| Cornwall | 82 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 21 |
| Devon | 125 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 24 |
| Essex | 106 |
| Gloucestershire | 125 |
| Hampshire | 26 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 22 |
| Isle of Man | 49 |
| Kent | 54 |
| Lancashire | 5,466 |
| Leicestershire | 184 |
| Lincolnshire | 138 |
| London | 398 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 145 |
| Northamptonshire | 79 |
| Nottinghamshire | 39 |
| Oxfordshire | 94 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 22 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 133 |
| Somerset | 53 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 33 |
| Staffordshire | 51 |
| Warwickshire | 138 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 1,119 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 18 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,172 |
| Labourer | 128 |
| Coal Miner | 124 |
| At Home | 123 |
| Weaver | 119 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 111 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 108 |
| House Servant | 99 |
| Cotton Weaver | 96 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 80 |
| Dress Maker | 65 |
| Servant | 61 |
| House Keeper | 57 |
| Cotton Spinner | 47 |
| Woollen Weaver | 42 |
| Farm Labourer | 39 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 38 |
| Weaver Cotton | 35 |
| Annuitant | 34 |
| Cotton Piecer | 31 |
| Butcher | 29 |
| Woollen Spinner | 29 |
| Carter | 28 |
| Stone Mason | 27 |
| Spinner | 25 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Lord | 7,523 |
| John Lord | 6,655 |
| James Lord | 5,439 |
| William Lord | 4,882 |
| Sarah Lord | 4,321 |
| Elizabeth Lord | 4,017 |
| Thomas Lord | 3,065 |
| Alice Lord | 2,677 |
| Ann Lord | 2,377 |
| George Lord | 2,038 |
| Samuel Lord | 1,844 |
| Jane Lord | 1,774 |
| Robert Lord | 1,615 |
| Joseph Lord | 1,498 |
| Hannah Lord | 1,446 |
| Henry Lord | 1,378 |
| Martha Lord | 1,374 |
| Charles Lord | 1,265 |
| Richard Lord | 1,263 |
| Ellen Lord | 1,239 |
| Annie Lord | 1,206 |
| Emma Lord | 1,176 |
| Margaret Lord | 1,174 |
| Edward Lord | 989 |
| Eliza Lord | 977 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord | 100% | 97,829 |
| 2 | Laird | 60% | 3,368 |
| 3 | Lard | 75% | 2,002 |
| 4 | Leord | 80% | 502 |
| 5 | Alred | 40% | 394 |
| 6 | Luard | 60% | 384 |
| 7 | Leard | 60% | 233 |
| 8 | Elrod | 40% | 129 |
| 9 | Llord | 80% | 120 |
| 10 | Loard | 80% | 110 |
The surname Lord is the most popular version of all its varients