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
Average Chard Salary in
United States
$45,965 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chard.
How Common Is The Last Name Chard? popularity and diffusion
It is the 61,926th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 898,034 people. The surname Chard occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Chard are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 371,231st most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 518 people.
The surname Chard is most common in England, where it is borne by 2,414 people, or 1 in 23,081. In England Chard is most frequent in: Somerset, where 11 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 9 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Chard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chard has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 383 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 464 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Chard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chard surname is predominantly Anglican (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Chard surname are 17.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.16% 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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