Orchard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Orchard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Orchard family

Profession Census Frequency
School 425
Farm Labourer 40
Dressmaker 33
General Labourer 32
Private Means 32
None 23
General Servant (domestic) 21
Labourer 20
Fisherman 17
Assisting In The Business 16
Clerk 16
Carpenter 13
Farmer 12
Assisting In Business 12
Licensed Hawker 12
Scholar 11
Cook 11
Dock Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 11
Errand Boy 11
Housemaid (domestic) 11
Laundress 11
Domestic 10
Nil 10
At School 10

Orchard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Richard 71% 61,533
2 Orchard 100% 22,193
3 Archard 86% 3,391

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The surname Orchard is the 2nd most popular variant of Richard.

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