Shepheard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Shepheard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shepheard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 125
Plasterer 10
Dress Maker 9
Labourer 8
Agricultural Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 6
Window Blind Manufacturer H S 6
Farm Labourer 5
Annuitant 4
General Servant 4
Charwoman 3
Grocer 3
Labourer At Salt Works 3
Paper Sorter In Mill 3
Card Room Cotton 2
Publican 2
Weaver 2
Weaver Cotton 2
Cattle Dealer 2
Stuff Dyer 2
Solicitor 2
Dairyman 2
Dressmaker 2
Gentleman Servant 2
Porter 2

Shepheard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shepherd 89% 135,807
2 Shephard 89% 29,283
3 Shepheard 100% 3,812
4 Shefford 56% 2,216
5 Shephered 78% 963
6 Shipherd 78% 679
7 Shepphard 78% 367
8 Shiphard 78% 250
9 Shapherd 78% 207
10 Shaphard 78% 148
11 Shephred 67% 121
12 Shopherd 78% 119

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The surname Shepheard is the 3rd most popular variant of Shepherd.

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