Chard Surname

61,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

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.

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Chard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4141:23,0813,218
United States2,1461:168,90017,095
Australia1,2021:22,4593,095
Canada8481:43,4505,387
Wales4901:6,315701
India2671:2,872,90487,446
New Zealand1811:25,0184,374
Zimbabwe1071:144,28318,537
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
Scotland511:104,9777,051
France451:1,476,060142,161
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Israel251:342,30528,607
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5481:15,7462,325
Wales1281:12,253745
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:114,39311,307

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Chards take their name from a town in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahard91608/
Schard91124/
Chardt9123/
Chaird9110/
Chaurd918/
Chards913/
Cheard912/
Chardh912/
Chaerd911/
Chhard911/
Charrd911/
Chardz911/
Char8930,581/
Card8919,887/
Hard899,120/
Schardt835,268/
Schaard8335/
Scheard838/
Chaired832/
Schards830/
Charrdt830/
Heard8041,963/
Hardt8018,995/
Chair805,304/
Chaar804,965/
Chare803,629/
Caird802,086/
Hards801,746/
Chhar801,612/
Schar80875/
Chatr80722/
Shard80703/
Chaur80666/
Chayr80610/
Chart80584/
Chear80380/
Chahr80345/
Chord80280/
Khard80280/
Ceard80265/
Charh80159/
Charr8091/
Haird8073/
Charp8059/
Haard8053/
Cherd8037/
Hardø8037/
Cardì8037/
Ciard8027/
Cardd808/
Hardå807/
Charz806/
Hartd804/
Haurd803/
Cardt803/
Harrd802/
Caard802/
Chaàr802/
Hardh802/
Hayrd801/
Hasrd801/
Hardz801/
Carrd801/
Dcard801/
Chaár801/
Cháar801/
Zchar801/
Chaâr801/
Caurd801/
Chgar801/
Hardd800/
Schaardt77148/
Schaired776/
Chardtte772/
Chardová771/
Schardtt771/
Schssard771/
Har7517,511/
Chaure7345,336/
Chahar739,592/
Sheard738,037/
Schaar736,840/
Chharh735,044/
Charre732,753/
Chaire731,512/
Scharr731,473/
Haardt731,103/
Schart73897/
Scharp73839/
Schear73773/
Chaair73586/
Chahur73514/
Chhare73428/
Chargy73286/
Cahart73265/
Schaur73264/
Charte73259/
Chaare73129/
Schair73118/
Xhaard73115/
Shardt7394/
Chayre7389/
Chaatr7383/
Chahyr7378/
Shaird7372/
Scharz7372/
Heardt7336/
Heards7323/
Zahard7321/
Hardte7319/
Hardts7318/
Schord7317/
Hardth7316/
Chhear7312/
Charts7312/
Chajjr7311/
Shards7310/
Chartt739/
Cheare738/
Chhhar738/
Chaisr738/
Haired737/
Charhe737/
Chahre737/
Chhatr737/
Chchar736/
Chairz735/
Chourd735/
Khardt734/
Chhair734/
Chaaar734/
Sahard732/
Charth732/
Kheard732/
Heardz732/
Shahrd732/
Shaard732/
Khaird732/
Charrt732/
Chattr731/
Hchare731/
Heardd731/
Heared731/
Hearrd731/
Hartds731/
Schatr731/
Harrdt731/
Shchar731/
Schëar731/
D'Char731/
Chaurt731/
Charhh731/
Chairt731/
Chatrt731/
Chuord731/
Chaytr731/
Charrh730/
Scharh730/
Schardová716/
Schchardt711/
Hart67292,878/
Shar6755,256/
Hare6748,651/
Hair6720,647/
Harp6720,211/
Harr679,193/
Haar678,946/
Zard676,549/
Chor675,319/
Hord674,937/
Khar674,883/
Harz673,440/
Cart672,941/
Scharpf672,840/
Cord672,487/
Hajr671,972/
Sard671,249/
Harh671,057/
Schaare67914/
Jard67740/
Charova67680/
Haur67669/
Cardová67593/
Schaart67579/
Cardova67417/
Hahr67252/
Hear67228/
Chahaar67199/
Charowa67184/
Sheared67111/
Haár6794/
Hayr6787/
Härd6785/
Scharth6765/
Cear6761/
Chairet6757/
Chharre6747/
Hasr6747/
Hardowa6745/
Scharpp6732/
Hsar6731/
Schartt6720/
Cheaure6716/
Hzar6714/
Chaisre6711/
Schasre6710/
Chaurhe6710/
Hatr6710/
Chharhh6710/
Chaharz679/
Charová679/
Chaaire678/
Hhar678/
Tschart678/
Chhaure677/
Scharts677/
Schahar676/
Chhahar675/
Hairred675/
Schordt675/
Chartte674/
Cherdth674/
Chaireh674/
Scharcz673/
Sheards672/
Scheare672/
Chaahar672/
Chaurre672/
Chaheur672/
Chordsh672/
Hjar672/
Khardte671/
Chairte671/
Chhajre671/
Chchare671/
Chchaur671/
Cshourd671/
Schaarz671/
Schaure671/
Schearr671/
Xhar671/
Shahard671/
Schayre671/
Harć671/
Harș671/
Chchatr671/
Cheareh671/
Chaheer671/
Chharhe671/
Chaisrt671/
Chayreh671/
Chharph671/
Hardthe671/
Hxar671/
Carrdtt670/
Shaurds670/
Schaarp670/
Schaurp670/
Schords670/
Schaurr670/
Schaarr670/

Chard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chard in the Hindi language
चार्दcarda50
चरदॅcarade50
Chard in the Russian language
Чардcard-

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