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.
Discover how your Sheppard ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 39 |
| Buckinghamshire | 85 |
| Berkshire | 206 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 |
| Channel Islands | 34 |
| Cheshire | 70 |
| Cornwall | 49 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 250 |
| Devon | 167 |
| Dorset | 205 |
| Durham | 64 |
| Essex | 511 |
| Gloucestershire | 934 |
| Hampshire | 710 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 212 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 309 |
| Lancashire | 427 |
| Leicestershire | 110 |
| Lincolnshire | 61 |
| London | 2,207 |
| Middlesex | 564 |
| Northumberland | 61 |
| Norfolk | 58 |
| Northamptonshire | 98 |
| Nottinghamshire | 455 |
| Oxfordshire | 140 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 271 |
| Somerset | 911 |
| Surrey | 638 |
| Sussex | 461 |
| Staffordshire | 214 |
| Warwickshire | 370 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 971 |
| Worcestershire | 296 |
| Yorkshire | 557 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 13 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 14 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 525 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 345 |
| Pembrokeshire | 17 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,350 |
| Farm Labourer | 126 |
| Private Means | 100 |
| General Labourer | 94 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 92 |
| Labourer | 83 |
| Clerk | 63 |
| Domestic Servant | 61 |
| None | 60 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 59 |
| Farmer | 56 |
| Dressmaker | 54 |
| At School | 45 |
| Carter | 43 |
| Shop Assistant | 42 |
| House Painter | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Carpenter | 37 |
| Cook (domestic) | 36 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 35 |
| At Home | 32 |
| Scholar | 32 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Sheppard | 4,662 |
| Mary Sheppard | 3,942 |
| John Sheppard | 3,250 |
| Elizabeth Sheppard | 2,690 |
| George Sheppard | 2,588 |
| Sarah Sheppard | 2,388 |
| Thomas Sheppard | 1,966 |
| James Sheppard | 1,823 |
| Henry Sheppard | 1,695 |
| Charles Sheppard | 1,593 |
| Ann Sheppard | 1,377 |
| Eliza Sheppard | 1,131 |
| Jane Sheppard | 1,076 |
| Joseph Sheppard | 986 |
| Alice Sheppard | 972 |
| Frederick Sheppard | 908 |
| Ellen Sheppard | 902 |
| Emma Sheppard | 900 |
| Edward Sheppard | 863 |
| Annie Sheppard | 846 |
| Alfred Sheppard | 842 |
| Emily Sheppard | 804 |
| Samuel Sheppard | 732 |
| Arthur Sheppard | 708 |
| Robert Sheppard | 672 |
| 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 |
The surname Sheppard is the 2nd most popular variant of Shepherd.