Shard Surname
Approximately 703 people bear this surname
Shard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Sherd,' a place in Disley, in the parish of Stockport. Sherds of Sherd existed at an early period, and the junior branches spread into Lancashire, Derbyshire, and beyond. As for the meaning of Sherd, compare 'shard, an opening in a wood.
Read More About This SurnameShard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 243 | 1:229,292 | 19,121 |
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Shard (1,998) may also be a first name.
Shard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Sherd,' a place in Disley, in the parish of Stockport. Sherds of Sherd existed at an early period, and the junior branches spread into Lancashire, Derbyshire, and beyond. As for the meaning of Sherd, compare 'shard, an opening in a wood. Yorkshire' (Halliwell). 'Shard, a gap in a fence. Var. dial.' (ibid.) That Shirt is the modern imitative corruption of the surname is manifest.
Richard del Sherd, 1369: v. East Cheshire.
William del Sherd, an archer of the Crown, 1308: East Cheshire.
Hugh del Sherd, of Sherd, 1473: ibid.
William Sherd, of Sherd, 1475: ibid.
Jeffery Shirt, of Staley, 1593: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Shirt, Cheshire, preacher, 1618: ibid.
Richard Sherte, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
= Sheard, q.v.
An opening in a wood. Yorkshire. Halliw.
May be derived from the garment, like Cloake, Mantell, &c., though this does not seem very probable.
Same as Shurt. Corrupted from Sherard, Sherrard. Mr. Bowditch, in his humorous work on Suffolk (American) surnames, says Abraham Shurt, of Pemaquid (near Bristol, Me. ), took an acknowledgment of an Indian deed in 1826, twenty years before any enactment on that subject; and he dedicates his work "To the Memory of A. Shurt, the Father of American Conveyancing, whose Name is associated alike with my Daily Toilet, and my Daily Occupation."
Shard Demographics
Average Shard Salary in
United States
$48,231 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shard (Hindi: शारद, Marathi: शरद, Russian: Шард) is most common in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shard? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 475,771st most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Shard are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 169,125th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,998 people.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 229,292. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 23 percent live, Cheshire, where 21 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.
Shard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shard has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shard surname grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Shard surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the party.
The amount Shard earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $53,576 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shard in the Marathi language | ||
| शरद | sarada | 97.27 |
| हाद | hada | 0.46 |
| शर | sara | 0.23 |
| हरद | harada | 0.11 |
| Shard in the Hindi language | ||
| शारद | sarada | 47.96 |
| शरद | sarada | 30.61 |
| शारदा़ | sarada | 9.18 |
| शरद् | sarad | 4.08 |
| शारदा | sarada | 4.08 |
| शर्द | sarda | 1.02 |
| Shard in the Russian language | ||
| Шард | sard | - |
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