Beard Surname
Approximately 89,475 people bear this surname
Beard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bearded.' An early surname. Speaking of Geoffrey Martel's death, A.D. 1060, Freeman says, 'To his namesake Geoffrey, surnamed the Bearded, he left Anjou and Saintogne' (Norman Conqest); v. Withibeard.
Read More About This SurnameBeard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64,970 | 1:5,579 | 648 |
| England | 13,112 | 1:4,249 | 573 |
| Australia | 6,068 | 1:4,449 | 642 |
| Canada | 1,189 | 1:30,989 | 4,035 |
| Dominican Republic | 693 | 1:15,055 | 1,092 |
| Wales | 637 | 1:4,858 | 525 |
| New Zealand | 601 | 1:7,535 | 1,286 |
| France | 427 | 1:155,557 | 24,136 |
| South Africa | 422 | 1:128,383 | 15,068 |
| Scotland | 197 | 1:27,177 | 2,903 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Spain | 97 | 1:481,980 | 24,575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 81 | 1:16,839 | 2,073 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Guatemala | 56 | 1:287,190 | 4,402 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Panama | 39 | 1:100,314 | 3,825 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Isle of Man | 26 | 1:3,301 | 713 |
| Malawi | 25 | 1:684,764 | 19,487 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Colombia | 22 | 1:2,171,549 | 12,645 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 17 | 1:344 | 67 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 70 | 1:63,284 | 4,864 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,679 | 1:3,174 | 446 |
| Wales | 179 | 1:8,762 | 538 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,519 | 1:3,715 | 448 |
The alternate forms: Béard (39) are calculated separately.
Beard (951) may also be a first name.
Beard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bearded.' An early surname. Speaking of Geoffrey Martel's death, A.D. 1060, Freeman says, 'To his namesake Geoffrey, surnamed the Bearded, he left Anjou and Saintogne' (Norman Conqest); v. Withibeard.
William Cum-Barba, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Cum-Baiba, Oxfordshire ibid.
Hugh cum-Barba, Bedfordshire ibid.
Adam cum-Barba, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1622-3. Gerrard van Holbrooke and Susan Beard: Marriage Lic. (London).
1645. Buried — Mr. Edward Bearde, grocer, in Cornhill: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1771. Married — Richard Beard and Ann Ginder: Canterbury Cathedral.
1 With a Hairy Chin. [Old English beard] Hugo cum Barba.—Hundred Rolls [Latin barba, a beard] 2 = Bard, q.v.
(English) One who came from Beard (bank), in Derbyshire; one who had an unusually hairy Chinese
When the unnatural process of shaving was unknown, as it was during a great part of the middle ages, many persons were known by sobriquets having reference to this appendage to the manly chin. Besides Beard, we have, or have had, Blackboard, Fairbeard, Longbeard, Heavybeard, and Beardman. A common form in H.R. is cum Barba, as Hugo cum-Barba, Johannes cum Barba. In Domesd. the powerful Hugh de Montfort is sometimes described as Hugo Barbatus. The name may, however, be local, from Beard, a township in Derbyshire.
Armorially identified with Bard, a form of Baird.
A location name in Derbyshire, Devon.
The Derbyshire Beards possess the name of a hamlet in the parish of New Mills.
Beard Demographics
Beard Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Beard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beard is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Béard. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beard? popularity and diffusion
The surname Beard is the 6,314th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 81,448 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Beard reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Beard is also the 261,963rd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 951 people.
Beard is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 64,970 people, or 1 in 5,579. In The United States Beard is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 99 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Beard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beard surname rose 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 938 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 74 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Beard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Beard last name is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States Beard are 15.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Beard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 260.38% more than the national average, earning 1,247,210 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.88% more than the national average, earning R 455,988 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning $16,791,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $41,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,012 CAD per year.
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