Shepard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
6
13
19
25
31
38
44
50
56
63
69
Buckinghamshire
18
Cambridgeshire
4
Cheshire
11
Cornwall
4
Cumberland
2
Derbyshire
14
Devon
16
Dorset
18
Durham
4
Essex
22
Glamorgan
2
Gloucestershire
40
Hampshire
75
Herefordshire
1
Hertfordshire
28
Hunts and Rutland
14
Kent
17
Lancashire
86
Leicestershire
14
Lincolnshire
5
London
146
Middlesex
21
Monmouthshire
7
Northumberland
5
Norfolk
3
Northamptonshire
8
Nottinghamshire
31
Oxfordshire
21
Pembrokeshire
1
Shropshire
35
Suffolk
61
Somerset
24
Surrey
36
Sussex
12
Staffordshire
39
Warwickshire
5
Westmorland
15
Wiltshire
36
Worcestershire
24
Yorkshire
147
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Channel Islands
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Flintshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Radnorshire
0
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Shepard Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Shepard family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
77
Female Servant
35
Male Servant
33
Labourer
20
Independent
17
Farmer
11
Shoe Maker
7
Ag Labourer
7
Ag Lab
6
Independant
4
Tailor
4
Clerk
4
Forgeman
4
Blacksmith
4
Stone Miner
4
Journeyman
4
Baker
3
Servant
3
Frame Work Knitter
3
Miller
3
Brick Layer
3
Coal Miner
3
Weaver
3
Drover
3
Wool Comber
3
Most Frequent Forenames for Shepard
Shepard Surname Variants Ranking
Did you know?
The surname Shepard is the
4th most popular variant of Shepherd.