Ard Surname

49,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ard Surname Definition:

The family of De Lard (i.e. De Ard or De la Ard) took its name from 'The Aird,' a district in the Vale of Beauly. There are persons of this name still in Rosskeen. In July, 1297, a writer believed to have been William Fitzwarine, then the constable of Urquhart Castle, wrote to Edward l, stating that John del Ard or de Laarde to whom he was indebted for his personal safety and the lives of his children, had a son, Cristin, who was taken prisoner in Dunbar Castle the year before.

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Ard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8791:40,8225,016
Iraq7341:47,7131,935
Afghanistan1721:186,9373,634
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
England751:742,90741,196
Canada691:533,99444,923
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
Portugal281:372,08012,265
India271:28,409,829361,298
France221:3,019,215204,848
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7371:68,1397,393

Ard (3,746) may also be a first name.

Ard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The family of De Lard (i.e. De Ard or De la Ard) took its name from 'The Aird,' a district in the Vale of Beauly. There are persons of this name still in Rosskeen. In July, 1297, a writer believed to have been William Fitzwarine, then the constable of Urquhart Castle, wrote to Edward l, stating that John del Ard or de Laarde to whom he was indebted for his personal safety and the lives of his children, had a son, Cristin, who was taken prisoner in Dunbar Castle the year before. The writer begs that this son may be sent to his assistance at Urcharde (Urquhart) as his appearance there would be or great service to the English (Sc. Peer., IV, p. 44—45) a facsimile of the letter is given in Mackay's Urquhart and Clenmoriston, 2. ed., opp. p. 20). The request was not granted, and Cristin remained prisoner until 1302 (Bain, II, 1283). Andrew de Ard was a charter witness, 1321 (REA., I, p. 47), and provision of a canonry of Aberdeen was made to David de Lard, 1336 (Pap. Lett., II, p. 535). Godfrey del Arde forfeited a third of Wester Fentone, 1337 (Bain, III, p. 387), and in 1342 he forcibly retained the ward and marriage of his heir and daughter Isabella (ER., I, p. 504). John filius Hugonis de Cristino de Ard held land in Inverness, 1361 (REM., p. 306), the lands of Alexander de le Arde are mentioned in 1374 (RMS., 600), and in 1536 there is recorded the escheat of Donald Ard (RSS., II, 2037). Donald Ard was servitor to the bishop of Moray, 1567 (REM., p. 400). The form Aerd also occurs in Ross.

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

(Scottish) One who came from the Aird, a district in the Vale of Beauly, in Scotland.

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

Ard Last Name Facts

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

Ard (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺭﺩﻩ, Hindi: अर्द) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ard is the 49,002nd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 693,854 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ard live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 115,027th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 3,746 people.

The surname Ard is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 8,879 people, or 1 in 40,822. In The United States Ard is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, South Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 7 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Ard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ard surname rose 1,205 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ard surname are 22.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69% registered with the political party.

The amount Ard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning $39,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% more than the national average, earning $57,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gard8613,253/
Hard869,120/
Aird867,047/
Ards86369/
Eard86176/
Ardt86146/
Ardh8695/
Aard8687/
Ardd8635/
Asrd8629/
Ardz8610/
Aerd865/
Ajrd864/
Ardø864/
Atrd863/
Aurd862/
Artd861/
Ardì861/
Ahrd861/
Arhd861/
Ayrd861/
Ar8065,875/
Heard7541,963/
Hardt7518,995/
Hards751,746/
Gardt751,469/
Gaard75860/
Aired75273/
Eardh75180/
Gaurd75112/
Haird7573/
Ardts7561/
Haard7553/
Aardt7540/
Gardh7538/
Hardø7537/
Ahard7529/
Aardh7528/
Gardå7520/
Øgard7513/
Ardds7512/
Garrd758/
Ayred757/
Hardå757/
Gaird755/
Ågard755/
Hartd754/
Haurd753/
Haerd753/
Harrd752/
Aards752/
Hardh752/
Eared751/
Hayrd751/
Hasrd751/
Hardz751/
Aerhd751/
Arrdt751/
Arzdh751/
Gardì751/
Hardd750/
Airds750/
Gayrd750/
Gardd750/
Aaird750/
Air6728,402/
Are6720,472/
Har6717,511/
Art6715,374/
Gar6713,414/
Arp677,641/
Ord677,606/
Asr676,846/
Ayr675,361/
Aar674,005/
Arh671,978/
Ahr671,933/
Aur671,863/
Arz671,851/
Erd671,293/
Haardt671,103/
Arr671,039/
Ear67544/
Ajr67360/
Øgaard67218/
Ardova67170/
Atr67133/
Heardt6736/
Heards6723/
Örd6719/
Hardte6719/
Hardts6718/
Hardth6716/
Ågaard6712/
Arı6710/
Ågardt678/
Haired677/
Hågard677/
Ardová677/
Ausrød675/
Gaurdh673/
Heardz672/
Arì672/
Heardd671/
Heared671/
Hearrd671/
Hardgy671/
Hartds671/
Ahardt671/
Harrdt671/
Érd671/
Ağr671/
Ayredh671/
Gardth670/

Ard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ard in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺭﺩﻩardh-
Ard in the Hindi language
अर्दarda50
आर्दarda50

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