Bard Surname
Approximately 20,121 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,084 | 1:44,837 | 5,490 |
| France | 4,706 | 1:14,114 | 1,461 |
| Canada | 1,406 | 1:26,206 | 3,512 |
| India | 1,006 | 1:762,490 | 34,647 |
| Iran | 879 | 1:87,352 | 8,800 |
| Sweden | 476 | 1:20,686 | 1,722 |
| Brazil | 466 | 1:459,387 | 17,412 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| England | 363 | 1:153,493 | 14,593 |
| Switzerland | 295 | 1:27,840 | 4,261 |
| Israel | 283 | 1:30,239 | 4,309 |
| Russia | 211 | 1:683,048 | 58,412 |
| Argentina | 197 | 1:216,972 | 17,873 |
| Iraq | 194 | 1:180,524 | 4,364 |
| Germany | 167 | 1:482,069 | 41,726 |
| Yemen | 142 | 1:186,094 | 8,252 |
| Taiwan | 110 | 1:213,134 | 1,828 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Ukraine | 39 | 1:1,167,249 | 102,683 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Belarus | 31 | 1:306,486 | 34,064 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Palestine | 19 | 1:239,413 | 9,903 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 230 | 1:105,980 | 10,540 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,775 | 1:28,292 | 3,466 |
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.
(Celtic) Poet. [Gaelic and Irish bard = Welsh bardd] (Teutonic) an ancient name-stem: v. under Bardrick.
(English) Descendant of Bard or Bart, pet forms of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow); descendant of the poet or bard.
(Celtic.) Local. From bawr, a top or summit, the highest; and eidde or oidde, instructor—the chief preceptor, instructor, or poet.
Bard Demographics
Bard Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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 found most in The United States. It can also appear as: Bárd or Bärd. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bard? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,708th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 362,186 people. It is primarily 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 frequent first name in the world It is held by 1,767 people.
Bard 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 it is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Bard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bard last name rose 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bard last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Maronite (46%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Bard last name are 10.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.17% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bárd | 92 | 55 | / |
| Bärd | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beard | 89 | 89,475 | / |
| Baird | 89 | 80,907 | / |
| Baard | 89 | 2,448 | / |
| Bardt | 89 | 529 | / |
| Bardh | 89 | 206 | / |
| Bayrd | 89 | 137 | / |
| Baerd | 89 | 26 | / |
| Bhard | 89 | 20 | / |
| Bards | 89 | 16 | / |
| Bahrd | 89 | 16 | / |
| Barzd | 89 | 11 | / |
| Barrd | 89 | 9 | / |
| Baurd | 89 | 9 | / |
| Bardå | 89 | 9 | / |
| Barhd | 89 | 6 | / |
| Bardz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bajrd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Baërd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hbard | 89 | 1 | / |
| Basrd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bgard | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bar | 86 | 128,764 | / |
| Beards | 80 | 915 | / |
| Bahrdt | 80 | 258 | / |
| Beardt | 80 | 69 | / |
| Baardt | 80 | 59 | / |
| Bahard | 80 | 47 | / |
| Baardh | 80 | 21 | / |
| Baired | 80 | 16 | / |
| Bairdh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bhatrd | 80 | 9 | / |
| Beared | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bairds | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bearrd | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beartd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bardds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bairdd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhartd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bardts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beasrd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bardch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baajrd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barrds | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beardh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bhardt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ward | 75 | 567,303 | / |
| Bare | 75 | 127,825 | / |
| Barr | 75 | 105,411 | / |
| Bair | 75 | 80,166 | / |
| Bahr | 75 | 65,612 | / |
| Bhar | 75 | 49,426 | / |
| Baur | 75 | 43,495 | / |
| Bear | 75 | 20,683 | / |
| Bart | 75 | 14,879 | / |
| Barz | 75 | 8,627 | / |
| Baar | 75 | 7,157 | / |
| Barh | 75 | 6,668 | / |
| Barp | 75 | 2,969 | / |
| Bord | 75 | 2,910 | / |
| Berd | 75 | 778 | / |
| Bayr | 75 | 723 | / |
| Barć | 75 | 620 | / |
| Vard | 75 | 557 | / |
| Batr | 75 | 255 | / |
| Baár | 75 | 164 | / |
| Barø | 75 | 157 | / |
| Basr | 75 | 150 | / |
| Barč | 75 | 93 | / |
| Bajr | 75 | 90 | / |
| Uard | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hbar | 75 | 6 | / |
| Baër | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bgar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bardova | 73 | 307 | / |
| Bardová | 73 | 165 | / |
| Bægaard | 73 | 34 | / |
| Bardowa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Barrdtt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bairedd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhardsj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahardt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bahar | 67 | 140,212 | / |
| Barth | 67 | 95,734 | / |
| Barre | 67 | 72,010 | / |
| Huard | 67 | 14,896 | / |
| Baert | 67 | 12,184 | / |
| Bhatr | 67 | 11,744 | / |
| Barte | 67 | 10,108 | / |
| Bharh | 67 | 8,804 | / |
| Beare | 67 | 4,303 | / |
| Baare | 67 | 2,745 | / |
| Barhe | 67 | 2,336 | / |
| Baart | 67 | 2,112 | / |
| Bhair | 67 | 1,696 | / |
| Baure | 67 | 1,516 | / |
| Barcz | 67 | 1,499 | / |
| Baire | 67 | 1,460 | / |
| Bağır | 67 | 1,410 | / |
| Barts | 67 | 1,207 | / |
| Boord | 67 | 980 | / |
| Bairr | 67 | 722 | / |
| Bahur | 67 | 706 | / |
| Bhare | 67 | 657 | / |
| Bordt | 67 | 633 | / |
| Bhaur | 67 | 538 | / |
| Bargy | 67 | 449 | / |
| Basre | 67 | 440 | / |
| Beart | 67 | 430 | / |
| Bhart | 67 | 425 | / |
| Waard | 67 | 385 | / |
| Bayre | 67 | 337 | / |
| Bahrt | 67 | 232 | / |
| Bourd | 67 | 227 | / |
| Barpp | 67 | 216 | / |
| Baarh | 67 | 179 | / |
| Beahr | 67 | 158 | / |
| Beird | 67 | 132 | / |
| Bahrr | 67 | 123 | / |
| Battr | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bathr | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bearz | 67 | 107 | / |
| Baarz | 67 | 96 | / |
| Buord | 67 | 93 | / |
| Wardh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Wardt | 67 | 73 | / |
| Veard | 67 | 64 | / |
| Vaird | 67 | 50 | / |
| Barht | 67 | 50 | / |
| Barrh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bartt | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bords | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bhear | 67 | 34 | / |
| Baňár | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bearr | 67 | 31 | / |
| Buird | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vardh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bhaar | 67 | 30 | / |
| Baair | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vaard | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bairh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bauhr | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boyrd | 67 | 18 | / |
| Borød | 67 | 18 | / |
| Baurr | 67 | 13 | / |
| Boerd | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bharr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bairt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Warrd | 67 | 11 | / |
| Berdt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhayr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baňar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baisr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhord | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bartš | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waird | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bağir | 67 | 7 | / |
| Beerd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Barrt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bordz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bayrz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bairdová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Basrr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Barph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bearh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bayır | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weard | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baatr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Barrehed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bahrh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhgar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Barhs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beatr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hward | 67 | 2 | / |
| B'Air | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wardd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bar'e | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baurt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Basrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bharp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Berrd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barhh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hvard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bearp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bartp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhasr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Bar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahrı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bau'r | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauër | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baëhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baërt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barrå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uardd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahrp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Basrì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ba'ar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beurd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bayhr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Barzt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wartd | 67 | 0 | / |
Bard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bard in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଡ | bada | - |
| Bard in the Marathi language | ||
| बारड | barada | 77.78 |
| बरड | barada | 11.11 |
| बड | bada | 11.11 |
| Bard in the Hindi language | ||
| बार्ड | barda | 52.69 |
| बार्द | barda | 44.31 |
| बार्ड् | bard | 2.2 |
| बर्द | barda | 0.6 |
| Bard in the Russian language | ||
| Бард | bard | - |
| Bard in the Arabic language | ||
| برد | brd | - |
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