Shepard Surname
Approximately 55,376 people bear this surname
Shepard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shepherd.' With the many variants of this surname, compare Calvert for Calve-herd, Coward for Cow-herd, Stoddard for Stot-herd, &c.
Josse le Sephurde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameShepard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51,875 | 1:6,987 | 825 |
| Canada | 878 | 1:41,965 | 5,224 |
| England | 706 | 1:78,921 | 8,827 |
| Russia | 504 | 1:285,958 | 29,568 |
| Australia | 440 | 1:61,354 | 7,413 |
| New Zealand | 113 | 1:40,074 | 6,748 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Mexico | 72 | 1:1,723,975 | 17,448 |
| Japan | 53 | 1:2,412,156 | 30,150 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Luxembourg | 36 | 1:16,126 | 3,655 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Belize | 11 | 1:32,316 | 2,112 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 806 | 1:30,242 | 4,045 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:124,774 | 5,666 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,471 | 1:4,796 | 599 |
The alternate forms: Shépard (1) are calculated separately.
Shepard (4,916) may also be a first name.
Shepard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shepherd.' With the many variants of this surname, compare Calvert for Calve-herd, Coward for Cow-herd, Stoddard for Stot-herd, &c.
Josse le Sephurde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Margaret le Sephirde, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Walter le Schepherde, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John le Shepherde, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
William Shephirde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Schephirde, 1379: ibid.
James Sheppard, of Eccles, butcher, 1614: Wills at Chester.
From the occupation of 'shepherd,' Latinized pastor in early charters. William and Walter Pastor were on inquest held at Peebles, 1262 (Peebles, 5). Henricus Scyphard held land in Elgin in 1363 (REM., p. 312), and Thomas Schiphird or Scippart witnessed inventory of the estate of Sir John Erskine of Dun, 1513 (SCM., IV, p. 16, 18). In 1538 the wife of Wille Schiphird was fined for brewing (CRA., p. 157). James and William Schiphird were tenants of Innerlochthe in 1565 (REM., p. 441), and Thomas Schipperd is recorded in Litill Innerlochte, 1594 (SCM., II, p. 122). John Schiphird was 'post' in Aberdeen in 1650 (ibid., V, p. 173), and Andrew Schippert, baxter burgess of Dundee who died in 1641 is buried in the Howff there. Gulielmus Schippert in Kynnaldie, 1643 (Inquis. Tut., 657), and Jon Shepherd in Midskeith, 1662 (Banff Rec., p, 21).
(English) Shepherd [Old English sceáp-hierde]
(English) One who tended sheep.
The occupation. As a surname it is often variously mis-spelt, as Shepard. Shephard, Shepheard, Sheppard, Shepperd. The H.R. forms of this name are Pastor and Le Pastur.
Shepherd,Sheppard. —This name is distributed over the greater part of England; but is absent or infrequent in the eastern counties south of the Humber. Its chief centres in the north are in Westmoreland, Lancashire, and the North and East Ridings; in the midlands, in the counties of Warwick, Northampton, and Notts; and in the south - west of England in the contiguous counties of Somerset and Gloucester. It is remarkable that its deficiency in the eastern counties is to some extent supplied by the Sheppersons of Cambridgeshire. Shepherd also is established in Scotland, but has no definite distribution, and is by no means numerous.
Shepard Demographics
Average Male Shepard Height
176.79 cm
Average Female Shepard Height
163.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shepard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shepard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shepard (Arabic: شيبرد, Hindi: शेपर्ड, Marathi: शेपडर्, Russian: Шепард) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Shépard. For other potential spellings of Shepard click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shepard? popularity and diffusion
Shepard is the 10,164th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 131,601 people. Shepard occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Shepard live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 97,225th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 4,916 people.
Shepard is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 51,875 people, or 1 in 6,987. In The United States Shepard is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Shepard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shepard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shepard surname grew 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 26 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shepard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shepard last name is principally Anglican (74%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Shepard surname are 11.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Shepard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.95% less than the national average, earning 197,451 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.73% more than the national average, earning R 448,488 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $49,444 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shepard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shepard in the Hindi language | ||
| शेपर्ड | separda | - |
| Shepard in the Marathi language | ||
| शेपडर् | sepadar | - |
| Shepard in the Russian language | ||
| Шепард | separd | - |
| Shepard in the Arabic language | ||
| شيبرد | shybrd | - |
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Shepard Reference & Research
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