Byard Surname

121,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Byard Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Biard, prob. the Old Teutonic name-stem Big- (palatalized) + the French suff. -ard, Teutonic hard, ‘hard', 'brave.’ (English) 1 Dweller By (the) Yard (or Enclosure) [Old English bí (þœm) gearde—geard, fence, enclosure (court-)yard, dwelling] 2 Dweller at the Corner-Yard (or Enclosure) [Old English byge, a corner, curve + geard] (Anglo-French-Latin + Teutonic) for Bayard, q.

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Byard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4871:145,74115,049
England7871:70,7988,124
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Canada1871:197,03519,314
Wales801:38,6823,791
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
France81:8,302,840321,660
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4161:58,5956,887
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:86,5848,992

Byard (238) may also be a first name.

Byard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Biard, prob. the Old Teutonic name-stem Big- (palatalized) + the French suff. -ard, Teutonic hard, ‘hard', 'brave.’ (English) 1 Dweller By (the) Yard (or Enclosure) [Old English bí (þœm) gearde—geard, fence, enclosure (court-)yard, dwelling] 2 Dweller at the Corner-Yard (or Enclosure) [Old English byge, a corner, curve + geard] (Anglo-French-Latin + Teutonic) for Bayard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Byard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Byard is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Byard.

How Common Is The Last Name Byard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Byard is the 121,172nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,927,412 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Byard reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Byard is also the 580,229th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 238 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,487 people, or 1 in 145,741. In The United States Byard is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Byard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Byard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Byard last name grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Byard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Byard surname are 9.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Byard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $42,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byards915/
Byhard912/
Byar89512/
Byhardt8315/
Beyjard8310/
Beyiard832/
Buiyard830/
Buyyard830/
Beard8089,475/
Biard805,656/
Byhar80669/
Wyard80388/
Byart8066/
Béard8039/
Bhyar8017/
Byord8012/
Vyard806/
Byare803/
Byaar801/
Bayyar73380/
Buyyar73354/
Bijard73296/
Whyard73204/
Baiyar73128/
Behard7397/
Boyyar7392/
Beardt7369/
Beaard7362/
Beyyar7360/
Beayrd7338/
Byaret7320/
Biared736/
Byahar735/
Byareh734/
Bieard734/
Bhyoar734/
Bearrd733/
Buyiar731/
Beeard731/
B'Yare731/
Beyjar731/
Beartd731/
Beyear731/
Bihard731/
Beaurd731/
Beardh730/
Bayord730/
Byorrd730/
Bajord730/
Beyord730/
Buyear730/
Biar6740,107/
Bear6720,683/
Bhuyyar67293/
Bhuiyar67236/
Bjar67124/
Bhayyar6763/
Vyar6757/
Bhaiyar6750/
Beijard6719/
Bhoyyar6712/
Baijard6711/
Bijeard6710/
Bajhard677/
Bhoiyar677/
Byor675/
Bhijard675/
Boijard673/
Bhaayar672/
Baiyare672/
Béar672/
Beyeart672/
Byarett671/
Beahard671/
Byohgar671/
Bijaard671/
Bajjord671/
Bayyajr671/
Beehard670/

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