Hurd Surname

17,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hurd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the herd,' i.e. the cattletender, found in compounds like Shepherd, Calvert (calve-herd), Coward, Oxenherd. Middle English herde, in Piers Plowman hurde. Heard is one of the instances among hundreds of the great imitative tendency in spelling surnames.

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Hurd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States27,1101:13,3701,657
England2,1061:26,4573,613
Canada1,2991:28,3653,743
Australia4071:66,3297,905
Jamaica2251:12,7551,281
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Wales731:42,3914,090
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
India121:63,922,115578,870
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iceland11:380,09011,096
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2751:19,1182,752
Wales561:28,0071,576
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7851:7,401937

Hurd (130) may also be a first name.

Hurd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the herd,' i.e. the cattletender, found in compounds like Shepherd, Calvert (calve-herd), Coward, Oxenherd. Middle English herde, in Piers Plowman hurde. Heard is one of the instances among hundreds of the great imitative tendency in spelling surnames.

Robert le Hirde, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Herde, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

David le Hyrde, Norfolk, ibid.

William le Hurde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

The entries are very common in the Yorkshire Poll Tax:

Alanus Hyrd, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Nicholans Hyrd, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Hird, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A variant of Herd, which see. Allan Herd in Mekill Cadderwood, 1610 (Campsie).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Herd, q.v.

David le Hyrde.—Hundred Rolls William Hurde.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1534.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who tended domestic animals.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Old English, herd, a herdsman or keeper of cattle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) From Hurdh, a ram.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Heard is an old Bideford name of the 16th and 17th centuries, still represented in that town and its neighbourhood. William Heard was a Bideford alderman in 1610, John Heard was mayor in 1619, and Walter Heard was mayor in 1627 (Wat.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hurd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hurd Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hurd (Arabic: هيرد) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurd? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hurd is the 17,500th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 230,305 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Hurd reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hurd is also the 814,623rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 130 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 27,110 people, or 1 in 13,370. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Hurd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hurd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hurd last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 457 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hurd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hurd are 10.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hurd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.03% more than the national average, earning R 430,200 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $42,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khurd891,706/
Hourd89365/
Huerd89170/
Hurdt89150/
Hurds8981/
Haurd893/
Hurtd893/
Heurd892/
Churd891/
Huird891/
Huurd890/
Hurrd890/
Hur868,861/
Urd86411/
Hurrød8035/
Chaurd808/
Chourd805/
Khurdh801/
Khourd801/
Khuhrd801/
Hurt7532,250/
Hour7513,076/
Hird757,749/
Hure756,374/
Hord754,937/
Jurd751,720/
Chur751,141/
Gurd75966/
Hurr75752/
Haur75669/
Ahur75382/
Khur75372/
Ohur75128/
Huur75104/
Heur7585/
Hutr7560/
Hurh7558/
Hurp7545/
Huir7516/
Hurz7514/
Huhr7512/
Urdh758/
Ourd753/
Eurd752/
Aurd752/
Uerd752/
Urdd752/
Husr752/
Ihrd752/
Urds751/
Huyr751/
Uird751/
Urdz751/
Uurd751/
Hurdová73154/
Hurdova735/
Ur675,838/
Hurtt672,744/
Hurre672,183/
Gourd671,458/
Hurth671,231/
Haure671,049/
Chure67706/
Chaur67666/
Hourt67593/
Chour67506/
Hurte67444/
Houre67424/
Kheur67416/
Khour67314/
Chord67280/
Khure67247/
Hjour67193/
Hordt67186/
Hurts67138/
Gaurd67112/
Churr67108/
Khurt6788/
Heure6786/
Hirdt6780/
Jourd6774/
Churt6764/
Khaur6760/
Hujre6751/
Khurr6751/
Hoerd6750/
Hutrr6749/
Huert6734/
Huttr6732/
Husrt6719/
Heurt6718/
Churh6716/
Chhur6715/
Cheur6714/
Jurdt6711/
Hordh6710/
Heuër679/
Huire677/
Hausr675/
Heurh675/
Housr675/
Haurt675/
Huyre675/
Husre674/
Hurrt673/
Churz673/
Chuhr673/
Churp672/
Heurr672/
Heusr672/
Hurzh672/
Khurh671/
Huyrh671/
Hourp671/
Huirt671/
Huirz671/
Chuur671/
Hurcz671/
Hourh671/
Hirtd671/
Khurehed671/
Khuhr671/
Ghuur671/
Churdova671/
Chuir671/
Uurdh671/
Jhujr671/
Hjuhr671/
Hierd670/
Hoord670/
Ahurt670/
Hirrd670/
Heutr670/
Hurpf670/

Hurd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hurd in the Arabic language
هيردhyrd-

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Hurd Reference & Research

Heard DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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