Chard Surname
Approximately 8,115 people bear this surname
Chard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chard,' a market-town and parish in Somerset.
John Chard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1604. Married — John Chard and Lucretia Turner: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Read More About This SurnameChard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,414 | 1:23,081 | 3,218 |
| United States | 2,146 | 1:168,900 | 17,095 |
| Australia | 1,202 | 1:22,459 | 3,095 |
| Canada | 848 | 1:43,450 | 5,387 |
| Wales | 490 | 1:6,315 | 701 |
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| New Zealand | 181 | 1:25,018 | 4,374 |
| Zimbabwe | 107 | 1:144,283 | 18,537 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| Northern Ireland | 53 | 1:34,812 | 3,411 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:104,977 | 7,051 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Tanzania | 23 | 1:2,301,809 | 48,176 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,548 | 1:15,746 | 2,325 |
| Wales | 128 | 1:12,253 | 745 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 439 | 1:114,393 | 11,307 |
Chard (518) may also be a first name.
Chard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chard,' a market-town and parish in Somerset.
John Chard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1604. Married — John Chard and Lucretia Turner: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1754. — Richard Chard and Hannah Groves: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Chard (Soms.), anciently Cherde, Cerde, which name is traditionally derived from Cerdic, the West-Saxon king. The place-name is doubtless a curtailment of the pers. name in the poss. case with a local suffix: e.g., we find Ceardices-beorh (Ce(a)rdic’s Hill) in one Anglo-Saxon charter.
A town in co. Somerset.
A location name in Somerset.
The Chards take their name from a town in the county.
Chard Demographics
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Chard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chard (Hindi: चार्द, Russian: Чард) is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chard.
How Common Is The Last Name Chard? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,926th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 898,034 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Chard live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Chard is also the 371,231st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 518 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,414 people, or 1 in 23,081. In England Chard is mostly found in: Somerset, where 11 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and City of Bristol, where 9 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.
Chard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chard has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Chard last name grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 383 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 464 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chard surname is principally Anglican (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States Chard are 17.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.16% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.5% more than the national average, earning R 393,288 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $49,169 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chard in the Hindi language | ||
| चार्द | carda | 50 |
| चरदॅ | carade | 50 |
| Chard in the Russian language | ||
| Чард | card | - |
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