Ord Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ord Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ord family

Profession Census Frequency
School 210
Coal Miner Hewer 52
Farmer 26
Private Means 22
Labourer 14
Dressmaker 11
Housekeeper 11
General Servant (domestic) 9
At Home 9
Shop Assistant 9
Domestic Servant 9
Coal Miner Putter 8
Scholar 7
Coal Miner (hewer) 7
General Servant Domestic 6
At School 6
Milliner 5
Farm Labourer 5
House Keeper 5
Joiner 5
Tailor 5
General Labourer 5
School Full Timer 5
Grocer 4
Engine Fitter 4

Ord Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reed 25% 171,108
2 Read 25% 149,995
3 Reid 25% 45,698
4 Ord 100% 11,990
5 Reade 20% 6,536
6 Rood 50% 3,489
7 Road 50% 2,872
8 Aird 50% 2,306
9 Ride 25% 2,240
10 Red 33% 1,852
11 Ried 25% 1,303
12 Raid 25% 1,290
13 Rud 33% 928
14 Reede 20% 874
15 Rod 33% 681
16 Roud 50% 625
17 Rade 25% 523
18 Orde 75% 455
19 Rode 25% 370
20 Rude 25% 288
21 Raud 25% 255
22 Rid 33% 254
23 Ard 67% 222
24 Rad 33% 168
25 Rodie 20% 123
26 Ruda 25% 120

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The surname Ord is the 4th most popular variant of Reed.

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