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
General Labourer 166
Living On Own Means 142
General Servant Domestic 84
Dress Maker 80
Scholar 73
Laundress Wash 62
Carpenter 61
Cook Domestic 59
Housemaid Domestic 41
Blacksmith 38
Farmer 37
Agricultural Labourer 35
School 35
Domestic Servant 33
Gardener Domestic 33
Charwoman 32
Tailoress 31
Dressmaker 28
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 26
House Painter 25
Bricklayer 23
Tailor 21
Stone Mason 20
Commercial Clerk 19
Draper Assistant 19

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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