Sheppard Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sheppard 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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sheppard Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sheppard family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,350
Agricultural Labourer 133
General Labourer 133
Domestic Servant 76
Coal Miner 73
Dress Maker 71
Living On Own Means 71
Labourer 59
General Servant Domestic 53
Living On Her Own Means 50
Laundress 50
Blacksmith 49
Gardener 41
General Servant 39
Carpenter 39
Farm Labourer 35
Farmer 34
Clerk 33
Dressmaker 32
House Keeper 30
Cook Domestic Servant 25
Painter 24
Tailor 24
Tailoress 22
General Domestic Servant 21

Sheppard Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shepherd 75% 135,807
2 Sheppard 100% 68,947
3 Shepperd 88% 14,067
4 Shepard 88% 7,664
5 Sheperd 75% 1,913
6 Sheppherd 78% 1,277
7 Shippard 88% 1,270
8 Sheppeard 89% 393
9 Shappard 88% 390
10 Shipperd 75% 187
11 Sheppered 78% 102

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The surname Sheppard is the 2nd most popular variant of Shepherd.

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