Shepphard Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Shepphard 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.

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Shepphard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
England711:784,76142,668
Wales391:79,3476,699
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Shepphard 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Shepphard Last Name Facts

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

Shepphard is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shepphard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Shepphard live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States Shepphard is mostly found in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, California, where 21 percent reside and West Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Wales, where 15 percent reside.

Shepphard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shepphard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shepphard last name grew 166 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 488 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shepphard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shepphard surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

Shepphard earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $45,440 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheppheard9534/
Shepphaerd951/
Sheppard9492,955/
Shephard9417,893/
Shepphar940/
Shepheard891,884/
Sheppeard89560/
Sheppherd89197/
Scheppard8970/
Sheppards8924/
Shepahard896/
Shephards895/
Shephaerd894/
Schephard894/
Sheappard893/
Sheaphard892/
Sheppaard892/
Shetppard891/
Shepparrd891/
Shaeppard891/
Sshephard891/
Ssheppard891/
Shepppard890/
Shepharrd890/
Shipphard890/
Sheppardd890/
Shepphart890/
Shepphord890/
Sheppaerd890/
Shieppard890/
Shepard8855,376/
Sheppar889/
Seppard885/
Sephard880/
Schephardt840/
Sheapheard840/
Shephearrd840/
Shepherd82145,748/
Shepperd823,184/
Shappard82220/
Shepeard82195/
Schepard82101/
Shippard8234/
Sheapard8233/
Sepahard8215/
Sheppart829/
Sheepard828/
Shepards828/
Shepehrd827/
Shepaerd826/
Shaphard825/
Sheppord824/
Shepahrd824/
Shetpard823/
Shephord822/
Shepparz822/
Cheppard822/
Shephear822/
Shoppard821/
Sjeppard821/
Sheypard821/
Shehpard821/
Shepardd821/
Shepatrd821/
Shephart821/
Sephphar821/
Shaepard821/
Shepharp821/
Shiphard820/
Sheparhd820/
Seyphard820/
Sipphard820/
Shedpard820/
Shophard820/
Zepphard820/
Seppherd820/
Sephar8078/
Seppar8053/
Shepar8014/
Separd807/
Sheppardová801/
Schepperd7810/
Schepherd785/
Sheapherd784/
Shepherdd783/
Shepheerd782/
Sheepherd782/
Sheepeard781/
Shappeard781/
Shaepherd781/
Shchepard781/
Schappard780/
Schoppard780/
Sheapeard780/
Shippherd780/
Sheapards780/
Shepeardd780/
Shsepherd780/
Sheperd752,069/
Shipard75859/
Shapard75673/
Syphard75153/
Sephatr75147/
Chepard7539/
Shepart7533/
Shepord7531/
Shippar756/
Shopard755/
Siphard752/
Shephor752/
Sephord752/
Sheepar751/
Shepear751/
Soppard751/
Shépard751/
Sephare751/
Szepard751/
Shehpar751/
Sappard750/
Sippard750/
Sephart750/
Saphard750/
Schepar750/
Schaphardt741/
D'Shepperd741/
Separ71458/
Shipherd7196/
Shappart7171/
Sheppert7153/
Shipperd7134/
Sephaire7134/
Schepart7117/
Shapherd7115/
Shapperd719/
Sheaperd717/
Shephert712/
Shepferd712/
Scheperd711/
Shopperd711/
Shehperd711/
Shepeare711/
Shepeerd711/
Sheperdt711/
Sepheard711/
Shaipard711/
Shchepar711/
Shepford710/
Schippar710/
Shoppart710/
Shappord710/
Seephart710/
Scephart710/
Schopard710/
Sheapord710/
Shopherd710/
Siephart710/
Shepport710/
Shippord710/
Seeppart710/
Siphardt710/
Shippart710/
Chepar67897/
Seppor6745/
Scheppert6736/
Sheparova6721/
Shipar6720/
Separe6715/
Zephar6710/
Separt676/
Siphar675/
Sapard675/
Sejpar674/
Sippar673/
Sephor673/
Zeppar671/
Schephert671/
Zepard671/
Sihpar671/
Schaphart671/
Sepair671/
Sepord671/
Seepar671/
Sehpar671/
Schappart671/
Schoppart670/
Sypard670/
Seiphford670/
Shepporte670/

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