Geldeard Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Geldeard Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Geld-Herd [Northern English geldherd, geldhird: geld, an emasculated or a sterile animal; f. Middle Englishgelden, Old Norsegelda, whence Danish gilde, to geld (cp. also Old Norse geld-r=Ger. gelt, barren) + Middle English herd(e, hird(e, Old English hierde and Old Norse hirði-r) (Teutonic) the first two forms will also re­present the Old Teutonic Geld(h)ard, Gild(h)ard [Old Saxon geld=Goth.

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Geldeard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Geldeard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Geld-Herd [Northern English geldherd, geldhird: geld, an emasculated or a sterile animal; f. Middle Englishgelden, Old Norsegelda, whence Danish gilde, to geld (cp. also Old Norse geld-r=Ger. gelt, barren) + Middle English herd(e, hird(e, Old English hierde and Old Norse hirði-r) (Teutonic) the first two forms will also re­present the Old Teutonic Geld(h)ard, Gild(h)ard [Old Saxon geld=Goth. gild= O.H.Ger. gelt (mod. geld) = Old English gield, compensation, payment, sacrifice, etc.+hard, hart, hard, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Geldeard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Geldeard is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Geldeard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geldeard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,460,878th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Geldeard live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 30 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 26 percent live and Cheshire, where 14 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Geldeard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Geldeard has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geldard931,621/
Gelderd93135/
Geldeart887/
Gelder864,092/
Elderd8690/
Eldard8678/
Geldar863/
Geldhardt821/
Geldart802,386/
Geldert80390/
Gildard80111/
Guelder8028/
Geldere804/
Gledard804/
Gyldard803/
Gaelder802/
Geldier802/
Ghelder802/
Geldred801/
Glederd801/
Eldgard801/
Jgelder801/
Geldare801/
Geldder801/
Eldaird801/
Gilderd800/
Goelder800/
Kgeldgaard783/
Glder771/
Gldar771/
Eldhardt7520/
Gildyard7518/
Eldheart752/
Heldeart752/
Heldgerd752/
Hildeard751/
Gueldere751/
Geldhart750/
Guildard750/
Eldred718,691/
Gilder715,454/
Selder71844/
Zelder71723/
Gildar71290/
Eldert71288/
Gülder71233/
Güldar71103/
Celder7175/
Gölder7170/
Gylder7166/
Seldar7159/
Geldre7146/
Eldart7116/
Jelder7116/
Zeldar7116/
Celdar7110/
Gldhar714/
Gleder714/
Geldarova712/
Ghldar712/
Eldardova711/
Gldarr711/
Hildehard710/
Gildart67528/
Guilder67372/
Heldart67364/
Gildert67294/
Gildred67118/
Elderts6772/
Göldere6766/
Zeeldar6733/
Tjelder6731/
Eeldert6717/
Gildare6711/
Elderth6710/
Heldert6710/
Seldert679/
Zeldere678/
Cledard678/
Jeldare677/
Elldred676/
Ngildar675/
Eldhart674/
Sielder674/
Sellder673/
Eeldred672/
Gildhar672/
Eildert672/
Jeeldar671/
Jeldart671/
Hilderd671/
Gldahar671/
Gldhaer671/
Gledart671/
Gildder671/
Gildeer671/
Heldgaaard671/
Zeldaar671/
Zheldar671/
Elderte671/
Gildere671/
Heldred670/
Ealdert670/
Scelder670/
Gillder670/

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