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
School 292
Coal Miner Hewer 25
Weaver 20
Private Means 19
None 18
Dressmaker 18
General Labourer 14
Labourer 14
Clerk 14
Farmer 13
Cloth Weaver 13
House Keeper 12
Scholar 11
At Home 9
Housekeeper 9
Teacher 9
Coal Miner (hewer) 9
Worsted Spinner 9
Assisting In The Business 8
Cloth Finisher 8
Woolen Weaver 8
Shop Assistant 7
General Servant (domestic) 7
Joiner 7
Sch 7

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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