Bard Surname

26,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Bard Surname Definition:

From Gaelic bard, a poet. Simon le Bard, mercator de Scotia, mentioned in 1364 (Rot. Scof., p. 883). Johannes Bard or le Barde was juror in Moray, 1389 and 1398 (REM., p. 200,212). James the Barde was one of the Dailies of Lindsay of Byres for infefting James of Innes in the lands of Aberchirder, 1456.

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Bard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0841:44,8375,490
France4,7061:14,1141,461
Canada1,4061:26,2063,512
India1,0061:762,49034,647
Iran8791:87,3528,800
Sweden4761:20,6861,722
Brazil4661:459,38717,412
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
England3631:153,49314,593
Switzerland2951:27,8404,261
Israel2831:30,2394,309
Russia2111:683,04858,412
Argentina1971:216,97217,873
Iraq1941:180,5244,364
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Yemen1421:186,0948,252
Taiwan1101:213,1341,828
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Australia811:333,28028,364
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Wales181:171,91811,581
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Norway91:571,36544,190
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
China41:341,830,39216,990
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7751:28,2923,466

The alternate forms: Bárd (55) & Bärd (1) are calculated separately.

Bard (1,767) may also be a first name.

Bard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Gaelic bard, a poet. Simon le Bard, mercator de Scotia, mentioned in 1364 (Rot. Scof., p. 883). Johannes Bard or le Barde was juror in Moray, 1389 and 1398 (REM., p. 200,212). James the Barde was one of the Dailies of Lindsay of Byres for infefting James of Innes in the lands of Aberchirder, 1456. Barde also appears as a surname of several landowners in the district about the same time (Macdonald, Local place names, Huntly, 1887, p. 3). Andro Bard, John Bard, and William Bard, followers of the earl of Cassilis, were respited for murder, 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). John Bard was tenant of Langmure, Ayrshire, 1552 (Hunter, p. 67). Jaspart Bard to be 'harmless and skaithless of all bodelie harme,' 1552 (Illus., III, p. 277—279). In 1529 there is entry of a payment of ten pounds to "Thome the barde" (ALHT., V, p. 385). The name has most probably become lost in Baird.

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

(Celtic) Poet. [Gaelic and Irish bard = Welsh bardd] (Teutonic) an ancient name-stem: v. under Bardrick.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Bard or Bart, pet forms of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow); descendant of the poet or bard.

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

(Celtic.) Local. From bawr, a top or summit, the highest; and eidde or oidde, instructor—the chief preceptor, instructor, or poet.

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

Bard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bard (Arabic: برد, Hindi: बार्ड, Marathi: बारड, Oriya: ବାଡ, Russian: Бард) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bárd or Bärd. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bard? popularity and diffusion

Bard is the 26,708th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 362,186 people. The last name Bard is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Bard reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bard is also the 182,056th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 1,767 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,084 people, or 1 in 44,837. In The United States Bard is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Bard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Maronite (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Bard last name are 10.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bard earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning R 199,236 per year; in United States they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $45,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $46,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bárd9255/
Bärd921/
Beard8989,475/
Baird8980,907/
Baard892,448/
Bardt89529/
Bardh89206/
Bayrd89137/
Baerd8926/
Bhard8920/
Bards8916/
Bahrd8916/
Barzd8911/
Barrd899/
Baurd899/
Bardå899/
Barhd896/
Bardz893/
Bajrd892/
Baërd892/
Hbard891/
Basrd891/
Bgard891/
Bar86128,764/
Beards80915/
Bahrdt80258/
Beardt8069/
Baardt8059/
Bahard8047/
Baardh8021/
Baired8016/
Bairdh8011/
Bhatrd809/
Beared807/
Bairds804/
Bearrd803/
Beartd801/
Bardds801/
Bairdd801/
Bhartd801/
Bardts801/
Beasrd801/
Bardch801/
Baajrd801/
Barrds800/
Beardh800/
Bhardt800/
Ward75567,303/
Bare75127,825/
Barr75105,411/
Bair7580,166/
Bahr7565,612/
Bhar7549,426/
Baur7543,495/
Bear7520,683/
Bart7514,879/
Barz758,627/
Baar757,157/
Barh756,668/
Barp752,969/
Bord752,910/
Berd75778/
Bayr75723/
Barć75620/
Vard75557/
Batr75255/
Baár75164/
Barø75157/
Basr75150/
Barč7593/
Bajr7590/
Uard7512/
Hbar756/
Baër754/
Bgar753/
Bardova73307/
Bardová73165/
Bægaard7334/
Bardowa7322/
Barrdtt733/
Bairedd731/
Bhardsj731/
Bahardt730/
Bahar67140,212/
Barth6795,734/
Barre6772,010/
Huard6714,896/
Baert6712,184/
Bhatr6711,744/
Barte6710,108/
Bharh678,804/
Beare674,303/
Baare672,745/
Barhe672,336/
Baart672,112/
Bhair671,696/
Baure671,516/
Barcz671,499/
Baire671,460/
Bağır671,410/
Barts671,207/
Boord67980/
Bairr67722/
Bahur67706/
Bhare67657/
Bordt67633/
Bhaur67538/
Bargy67449/
Basre67440/
Beart67430/
Bhart67425/
Waard67385/
Bayre67337/
Bahrt67232/
Bourd67227/
Barpp67216/
Baarh67179/
Beahr67158/
Beird67132/
Bahrr67123/
Battr67117/
Bathr67114/
Bearz67107/
Baarz6796/
Buord6793/
Wardh6786/
Wardt6773/
Veard6764/
Vaird6750/
Barht6750/
Barrh6748/
Bartt6743/
Bords6738/
Bhear6734/
Baňár6734/
Bearr6731/
Buird6730/
Vardh6730/
Bhaar6730/
Baair6729/
Vaard6725/
Bairh6721/
Bauhr6720/
Boyrd6718/
Borød6718/
Baurr6713/
Boerd6713/
Bharr6711/
Bairt6711/
Warrd6711/
Berdt6710/
Bhayr6710/
Baňar6710/
Baisr679/
Bhord678/
Bartš678/
Waird677/
Bağir677/
Beerd676/
Barrt676/
Bordz676/
Bayrz676/
Bairdová675/
Basrr675/
Barph675/
Bearh675/
Bayır675/
Weard674/
Baatr674/
Barrehed674/
Bahrh674/
Bhgar673/
Barhs673/
Beatr673/
Whard672/
Hward672/
B'Air672/
Wardd672/
Bar'e672/
Baurt672/
Basrt672/
Bharp672/
Berrd672/
Barhh672/
Hvard672/
Wuard672/
Baarr671/
Bearp671/
Bartp671/
Bajrr671/
Bhhar671/
Bhasr671/
Baahr671/
H'Bar671/
Boird671/
Barrz671/
Mpard671/
Behrd671/
Borrd671/
Bhahr671/
Bahrı671/
Batrr671/
Bau'r671/
Bauër671/
Baëhr671/
Baërt671/
Barrå671/
Uardd671/
Batrz671/
Bahrp671/
Basrh671/
Basrì671/
Ba'ar671/
Beyrd670/
Beurd670/
Bayhr670/
Barzt670/
Wahrd670/
Wasrd670/
Wartd670/

Bard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bard in the Oriya language
ବାଡbada-
Bard in the Marathi language
बारडbarada77.78
बरडbarada11.11
बडbada11.11
Bard in the Hindi language
बार्डbarda52.69
बार्दbarda44.31
बार्ड्bard2.2
बर्दbarda0.6
Bard in the Russian language
Бардbard-
Bard in the Arabic language
بردbrd-

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