Gelderd Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gelderd Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the geld-herd,' a herdsman (geld and herd). A great patronymic in South Cumberland and Furness. To this day cows and ewes are advertized as geld cows and geld ewes, i.e. not with young (v. Towneley Mysteries).

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Gelderd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:488,75531,416
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gelderd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the geld-herd,' a herdsman (geld and herd). A great patronymic in South Cumberland and Furness. To this day cows and ewes are advertized as geld cows and geld ewes, i.e. not with young (v. Towneley Mysteries). The geld-herd and cowherd (v. Coward) have left two of the oldest and most strongly ramified names in the Lake District; v. Herd for list of derivatives.

'Item, pro geldherds, pro tripherds'; v. Tripper: Whitaker's Craven, 1317.

The editor adds, 'Geldherds are elsewhere called "pastores sterilium animalium,— hence the modern surname Geldert.'

Petrus Geldhird, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Geldhird. ibid.

Ricardus Geldhyrd, ibid.

Jenet Geldert, of Gleaston, 1595: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Anne Geldard, of Ulverston, 1641: ibid.

George Geldart, of Ulverston, 1661: ibid.

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

(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

Gelderd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gelderd (Russian: Гелдерд) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelderd? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Gelderd live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Gelderd is most common in England, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England Gelderd is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 34 percent reside, Lancashire, where 19 percent reside and Cumbria, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.

Gelderd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gelderd has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gelderd last name decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gelderd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gelderd surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Gelderd earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,444 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geldeard9361/
Gelder924,092/
Elderd9290/
Geldard861,621/
Geldert86390/
Guelder8628/
Geldere864/
Ghelder862/
Geldier862/
Gaelder862/
Jgelder861/
Geldord861/
Geldder861/
Geldred861/
Glederd861/
Goelder860/
Gilderd860/
Glder831/
Geldeart807/
Heldgerd802/
Gueldere801/
Eldred778,691/
Gilder775,454/
Selder77844/
Zelder77723/
Eldert77288/
Gülder77233/
Celder7775/
Gölder7770/
Gylder7766/
Geldre7746/
Jelder7716/
Gleder774/
Geldhardt751/
Geldart712,386/
Guilder71372/
Gildert71294/
Gildred71118/
Gildard71111/
Elderts7172/
Göldere7166/
Tjelder7131/
Eeldert7117/
Heldert7110/
Elderth7110/
Seldert719/
Zeldere718/
Elldred716/
Gledard714/
Sielder714/
Gyldard713/
Sellder713/
Eeldred712/
Eildert712/
Elderte711/
Eldaird711/
Gildere711/
Gildeer711/
Gildder711/
Hilderd711/
Heldred710/
Scelder710/
Gillder710/
Ealdert710/
Eilderts67100/
Zölderdő6751/
Helderth676/
Kheldert673/
Slder672/
Eldheart672/
Heldeart672/
Clder672/
Guildert671/
Eldertss671/
Eldredth671/
Hildeard671/
D'Gilder671/
Celdheer671/
Geldhart670/

Gelderd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gelderd in the Russian language
Гелдердgelderd-

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