Sheard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sheard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sheard family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 41
Independent 23
Farmer 19
Labourer 19
Clothier 19
Agricultural Labourer 18
Coal Miner 16
Worsted Weaver 16
Woollen Weaver 15
Male Servant 13
Fancy Weaver 12
Weaver 10
Cloth Dresser 10
Cotton Weaver 9
Shoe Maker 9
Card Setter 8
Woolcomber 7
Cloth Weaver 6
Gardener 5
Inn Keeper 5
Ag Labourer 5
Wollen Weaver 5
Wool Comber 5
Woollen Labourer 5
Woollen Spinner 5

Sheard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sheard 100% 19,263
2 Shard 83% 1,996
3 Shoard 83% 799
4 Ashard 67% 689
5 Shread 67% 607
6 Shuard 83% 389
7 Shord 67% 349
8 Sherd 83% 243
9 Shred 50% 155
10 Sharod 67% 112
11 Sherod 67% 110

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The surname Sheard is the most popular version of all its varients

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