Scard Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Scard Surname Definition:

From the German, Scharte (?); a personal name.

Scard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2941:189,51716,830
Australia601:449,92835,109
France321:2,075,710171,237
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Scard (12) may also be a first name.

Scard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Scharte (?); a personal name.

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

Scard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scard (Arabic: سكارد) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 680,882nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Scard reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 189,517. In England Scard is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 27 percent live, Dorset, where 20 percent live and Somerset, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Scard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scard has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schard91124/
Scards911/
Card8919,887/
Sard891,249/
Scar8945/
Schardt835,268/
Schaard8335/
Scheard838/
Scarr802,544/
Saard801,471/
Sgard80485/
Skard80227/
Seard80223/
Saird80128/
Scare80127/
Scarp80114/
Scart8059/
Åsard8045/
Cardì8037/
Scord8019/
Sardh8015/
Scaar8014/
Sardt8010/
Cardd808/
Scarz804/
Cardt803/
Saurd803/
Sarrd803/
Caard802/
Sckar802/
Scarì802/
Caurd801/
Sardd801/
Scarh801/
Skcar801/
Carrd801/
Dcard801/
Åscar801/
Scahr800/
Scair800/
Scardova77284/
Schaardt77148/
Schssard771/
Schardtt771/
Scarth731,593/
Schart73897/
Cahard73608/
Sgaard73174/
Skeard73169/
Scartz73161/
Scarre7367/
Åsgard7349/
Schord7317/
Skards739/
Scarcz739/
Schcar737/
Sccord734/
Scarte733/
Shcarp733/
Shkard732/
Sahard732/
Shcair731/
Scaire731/
Skardå731/
Squard731/
Scayre730/
Scaarp730/
Scarph730/
Schchardt711/
Zard676,549/
Cart672,941/
Cord672,487/
Skar672,043/
Sart671,483/
Jard67740/
Schaart67579/
Scharth6765/
Sord6747/
Scor6743/
Sqar6739/
Schkair6732/
Schartt6720/
Sardowa675/
Schordt675/
Skaarød675/
Åsgaard673/
Scarova672/
Schearr671/
Åsskard671/
Skeared671/
Scoords670/
Scahart670/
Sckartz670/
Carrdtt670/
Scarthe670/

Scard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Scard in the Arabic language
سكاردskard-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scard
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