Shephard Name Meaning: An English/Scottish name thought to have originated from the words 'sceap' and 'hierde' meaning 'herd men' or 'guard'.
An occupational name for a herdsman, someone that was associated with the looking after/guarding of sheep.
Discover how your Shephard ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15 |
| Berkshire | 87 |
| Cambridgeshire | 59 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 43 |
| Cornwall | 75 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 66 |
| Devon | 71 |
| Dorset | 60 |
| Durham | 74 |
| Essex | 120 |
| Gloucestershire | 49 |
| Hampshire | 144 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 63 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 64 |
| Lancashire | 356 |
| Leicestershire | 65 |
| Lincolnshire | 81 |
| London | 681 |
| Middlesex | 76 |
| Northumberland | 39 |
| Norfolk | 23 |
| Northamptonshire | 30 |
| Nottinghamshire | 190 |
| Oxfordshire | 46 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 73 |
| Suffolk | 37 |
| Somerset | 84 |
| Surrey | 46 |
| Sussex | 80 |
| Staffordshire | 76 |
| Warwickshire | 77 |
| Westmorland | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 111 |
| Worcestershire | 35 |
| Yorkshire | 310 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 15 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 605 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 101 |
| Labourer | 74 |
| General Servant | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 32 |
| Ag Labourer | 26 |
| House Keeper | 25 |
| Servant | 23 |
| Coal Miner | 23 |
| Cotton Weaver | 23 |
| Dress Maker | 20 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Laundress | 17 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Wife | 15 |
| Cotton Operative | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Painter | 13 |
| Farmers Son | 12 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Lace Maker | 11 |
| Baker | 11 |
| Annuitant | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Shephard | 1,966 |
| William Shephard | 1,922 |
| John Shephard | 1,652 |
| Elizabeth Shephard | 1,244 |
| Sarah Shephard | 1,077 |
| George Shephard | 1,026 |
| Thomas Shephard | 1,017 |
| James Shephard | 920 |
| Ann Shephard | 747 |
| Henry Shephard | 643 |
| Joseph Shephard | 643 |
| Charles Shephard | 631 |
| Jane Shephard | 525 |
| Alice Shephard | 407 |
| Ellen Shephard | 404 |
| Emma Shephard | 400 |
| Eliza Shephard | 395 |
| Annie Shephard | 349 |
| Frederick Shephard | 337 |
| Edward Shephard | 315 |
| Robert Shephard | 314 |
| Alfred Shephard | 313 |
| Samuel Shephard | 313 |
| Hannah Shephard | 308 |
| Emily Shephard | 303 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shepherd | 88% | 135,807 |
| 2 | Shephard | 100% | 29,283 |
| 3 | Shepheard | 89% | 3,812 |
| 4 | Shefford | 63% | 2,216 |
| 5 | Shephered | 78% | 963 |
| 6 | Shipherd | 75% | 679 |
| 7 | Shepphard | 89% | 367 |
| 8 | Shiphard | 88% | 250 |
| 9 | Shapherd | 75% | 207 |
| 10 | Shaphard | 88% | 148 |
| 11 | Shephred | 75% | 121 |
| 12 | Shopherd | 75% | 119 |
The surname Shephard is the 2nd most popular variant of Shepherd.