Beards Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Beards Surname Definition:

Beards: Some of them do not take their name from “valour’s excrement,” as Bassanio called it, but from Les Biards, or Biard, as it was formerly, in the arrondissement of Mortaine, near Joigny, the fief of the Avenels.

“Des Biars i fu Avenals,”

says Wace.

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Beards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6201:89,8689,701
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada431:856,87466,382
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Wales151:206,30213,003
France111:6,038,429280,838
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3401:71,6927,971
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Beards Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Beards: Some of them do not take their name from “valour’s excrement,” as Bassanio called it, but from Les Biards, or Biard, as it was formerly, in the arrondissement of Mortaine, near Joigny, the fief of the Avenels.

“Des Biars i fu Avenals,”

says Wace. The Avenels joined the Conqueror with a contingent of lusty men, and doubtless planted some of them in farms and homesteads about their castle at the Peak, and on other lands in their possession. Such would not call themselves Avenels, but Biards, after the place whence they came, and thence Beards.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Beards Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beards is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beards? popularity and diffusion

Beards is the 387,740th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Beards reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 89,868. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 45 percent live, Warwickshire, where 6 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Beards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beards has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Beards surname grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 456 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beards Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Beards last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Beards earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beard9189,475/
Berds9144/
Bards9116/
Beyard831,050/
Behard8397/
Bierds8373/
Beardt8369/
Bejard8350/
Beared837/
Byards835/
Bairds834/
Bieard834/
Bearrd833/
Beiard833/
Bearts831/
Beartd831/
Bardds831/
Beeard831/
Bardts831/
Beasrd831/
Barrds830/
Berzds830/
Beardh830/
Beuard830/
Bard8020,121/
Berd80778/
Baardse7780/
Bayards7752/
Bijeard7710/
Beardzz771/
Bhardsj771/
Bégards771/
Beehard770/
Baird7380,907/
Baard732,448/
Barts731,207/
Birds73991/
Bierd73732/
Wards73591/
Berts73587/
Bardt73529/
Beart73430/
Bardh73206/
Barcs73198/
Berzs73143/
Bayrd73137/
Beird73132/
Bearz73107/
Veard7364/
Béard7339/
Baerd7326/
Bhard7320/
Bahrd7316/
Byrds7314/
Boerd7313/
Barzd7311/
Berdt7310/
Barrd739/
Baurd739/
Bardå739/
Beerd736/
Barhd736/
Bercs734/
Bardz733/
Bardc733/
Werds732/
Bajrd732/
Byerd732/
Berrd732/
Baërd732/
Hbard731/
Basrd731/
Berdz731/
Besrd731/
Behrd731/
Berdx731/
Bgard731/
Verds731/
Beyrd730/
Beurd730/
Beaujard711,955/
Baijards7146/
Bardscht715/
Beartsch711/
Beihardt711/
Baaardse711/
Bayard6712,686/
Bajard672,242/
Boyard671,634/
Baerts67796/
Bujard67558/
Bearth67512/
Bijard67296/
Bahrdt67258/
Beerts67235/
Baarts67220/
Barths67177/
Bartsh67122/
Bayird6793/
Barscz6787/
Byerts6786/
Bayerd6778/
Bierdz6776/
Beired6765/
Buirds6760/
Baardt6759/
Bahard6747/
Bartts6739/
Buyard6739/
Behart6737/
Beyart6725/
Bojard6725/
Bertts6721/
Baardh6721/
Barchs6719/
Bartsz6716/
Woerds6713/
Veyard6712/
Bearch6711/
Bairdh6711/
Bertsh6710/
Biyard6710/
Beurts6710/
Bhatrd679/
Bejart679/
Bajird677/
Wierds677/
Berths676/
Bowerd675/
Bearht675/
Baiard675/
Bartse675/
Bertse675/
Barstz674/
Berdzh673/
Boerts673/
Barsci672/
Wardsh672/
Wearts672/
Bergys672/
Bertsc672/
Berchs672/
Bearci672/
Bearte672/
Viards672/
Byrd's671/
Buiard671/
Boyerd671/
Bartsc671/
Bairdd671/
Bersci671/
Bhartd671/
Weerds671/
Vearts671/
Ward's671/
Waards671/
Bejerd671/
Bardch671/
Baajrd671/
Beirts671/
Barcsz671/
Wairds670/
Bourds670/
Bayord670/
Beargy670/
Bearet670/
Baierd670/
Bajord670/
Beyord670/
Behrdt670/
Berrdt670/
Bayurd670/
Bierdt670/
Bhardt670/
Beorts670/

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