Leard Surname

196,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Leard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3471:269,08625,296
Canada5081:72,5318,249
France1371:484,83768,361
Australia871:310,29526,919
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:152,64014,109

The alternate forms: Léard (3) are calculated separately.

Leard (196) may also be a first name.

Leard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leard occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Léard. Click here for other potential spellings of Leard.

How Common Is The Last Name Leard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leard is the 196,647th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,419,778 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Leard live; 80 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 648,004th most common given name on earth It is held by 196 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,347 people, or 1 in 269,086. In The United States Leard is most prevalent in: California, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Leard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Leard last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Leard are 18.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léard933/
Lejard91584/
Leared9149/
Lehard919/
Leyard914/
Leahrd912/
Lieard911/
Leuard911/
Leardh910/
Leeard910/
Leards910/
Lear8916,808/
Lard891,691/
Lerd898/
Lejards8341/
Lejeard8340/
Leehard8319/
Liehard833/
Leejard833/
Lyoeard831/
Lehardt831/
Lejiard831/
Leuhard830/
Laird8042,737/
Liard804,202/
Lehar80894/
Lyard80545/
Lejar80147/
Leird8095/
Leahr8084/
Lierd8041/
Laurd8030/
Leare8023/
Leear8018/
Leyar8017/
Leuar8017/
Leart8015/
Larød8013/
Laard8011/
Llard809/
Lhard809/
Lardh807/
Learh805/
Leiar805/
Lherd805/
Lards804/
Layrd802/
Leord802/
Larrd802/
Loerd801/
Llear801/
Laerd801/
Learp801/
Learr801/
Lardå801/
Lardì801/
Leurd801/
Lerdz801/
Lyerd800/
Lehrd800/
Liear800/
Lerrd800/
Leihardt7723/
Lehardth771/
Lehhardt771/
Lejgaard771/
Lehgaard771/
Leahardt770/
Leehardt770/
Lar7521,015/
Ler753,129/
Learte73482/
Lejart73200/
Lihard73167/
Layard73150/
Lehart7397/
Lajord7369/
Learth7367/
Layerd7321/
Loyard7320/
Lgaard7310/
Lehyar739/
Lahard737/
Leyare736/
Lairds736/
Lejarp736/
Ålerød736/
Lajard735/
Légard734/
Lessrd732/
Lhardt732/
Ljeurd732/
Leyhrd731/
Laiard731/
Laihrd731/
Lehjar731/
Hllard731/
Laaird731/
Lægard731/
Lieyar731/
Leyart731/
Lhiard731/
Gliard731/
Louerd731/
Lheart731/
Leejar731/
Hlardt731/
Lairrd730/
Lhlear730/
Leered730/
Liyard730/
Lare6750,823/
Lehr6722,276/
Lair6712,331/
Lahr678,845/
Laur677,978/
Lier676,834/
Laar675,977/
Leer674,224/
Lere671,989/
Loer671,381/
Luer67771/
Laer67603/
Larr67526/
Lart67481/
Leur67338/
Lird67289/
Liar67287/
Lejarre67270/
Lerz67267/
Lert67232/
Leir67214/
Lgar67163/
Lerh67160/
Lyer67153/
Layr67151/
Larh67145/
Lægaard67140/
Lyar67113/
Lerp67112/
Ølgaard6786/
Lher6777/
Lagiard6777/
Larz6751/
Lerø6744/
Hler6741/
Ller6741/
Leahart6735/
Latr6727/
Letr6723/
Laár6723/
Lhar6718/
Llar6715/
Le'gear678/
Lerr677/
Lajr677/
Llgaard675/
Hlar675/
Lasr675/
Larp674/
Leyr672/
Lejr672/
Learthe672/
Lardova671/
Lliiard671/
Leggerd671/
Leheart671/
Hlihard671/
Hllyard671/
Gliyard671/
Leharte671/
Léar671/
Lejeart671/
Layjard671/
Lardová671/
L'Er671/
Leàr671/
Lauwerd671/
Hleehar671/
Lloyard670/
Leuhart670/
Laiyard670/
Learett670/
Luheart670/
Lyrd670/
Liehart670/
Laayard670/

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Leard Reference & Research

Laird DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leard
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