Shepperd Surname
Approximately 3,184 people bear this surname
Shepperd 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 SurnameShepperd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,121 | 1:170,891 | 17,257 |
| England | 472 | 1:118,047 | 12,017 |
| Australia | 209 | 1:129,166 | 14,085 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Suriname | 89 | 1:6,209 | 1,452 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Guyana | 41 | 1:18,591 | 2,383 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 36 | 1:123,052 | 7,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,232 | 1:19,785 | 2,821 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:35,646 | 1,944 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,339 | 1:37,505 | 4,446 |
Shepperd (76) may also be a first name.
Shepperd 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).
= Shephe(a)rd, q.v.
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.
Shepperd Demographics
Average Shepperd Salary in
United States
$41,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shepperd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shepperd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shepperd is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shepperd? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 140,218th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,288,802 people. The surname Shepperd occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Shepperd live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shepperd is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 76 people.
The surname Shepperd is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,121 people, or 1 in 170,891. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 21 percent live, Indiana, where 7 percent live and Nevada, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Shepperd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shepperd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shepperd surname rose 158 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Shepperd Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shepperd last name is chiefly Catholic (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States Shepperd are 11.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.19% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shepperd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.53% less than the national average, earning R 34,380 per year; in United States they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning $41,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $44,544 CAD per year.
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Shepperd Reference & Research
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