Sherd Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sherd Surname Definition:

= Sheard, q.v.

Sherd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1651:163,61016,947
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Sherd (160) may also be a first name.

Sherd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Sheard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sherd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sherd is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 814,680th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname Sherd is mostly found in Oceania, where 49 percent of Sherd are found; 49 percent are found in Australasia and 49 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Sherd is also the 725,185th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 160 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 163,610. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 88 percent are found, Australian Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Queensland, where 3 percent are found. Besides Australia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 48 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Sherd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sherd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sherd surname expanded 202 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sherd are 42.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 89.74% registered with the party.

Sherd earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $42,593 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheard918,037/
Scherd919/
Sheird913/
Sheerd911/
Sherds911/
Sherrd911/
Shaerd911/
Shierd911/
Shzerd911/
Sher89444,265/
Serd89139/
Sheared83111/
Scherdt8398/
Scheard838/
Sheards832/
Sheired830/
Sheer8011,221/
Shere8011,065/
Scher807,294/
Shear806,188/
Sheir804,235/
Shier804,133/
Sherr801,413/
Shard80703/
Shird80607/
Seard80223/
Shord80148/
Sherp8084/
Serdt8062/
Sõerd8050/
Cherd8037/
Sherz8036/
Sherh8036/
Shehr8018/
Shher8013/
Shert8010/
Shger808/
Soerd808/
Sheur806/
Seerd804/
Serrd804/
Serds803/
Shetr802/
Shcer802/
Shser802/
Shzer801/
Serdd801/
Sheïr801/
Sheyr801/
Ssher801/
Seyrd801/
Seird801/
Hsher801/
Schertdt771/
Scheered770/
Ser759,374/
Scheer7328,370/
Schier738,652/
Scherr737,744/
Schehr73877/
Schear73773/
Sheare73716/
Scheir73480/
Sehier73403/
Shertz73208/
Scheur73203/
Sheere73141/
Sheire73128/
Schert73128/
Schard73124/
Shardt7394/
Åserød7388/
Shaird7372/
Sherts7340/
Sheerr7339/
Sherre7338/
Shcher7328/
Øscher7327/
Sirhed7321/
Sheirr7318/
Schord7317/
Shgeer7310/
Shordt739/
Shceer735/
Sherte735/
Serdts734/
Shheer734/
Saheir733/
Sherht733/
Sherph733/
Seared733/
Sheerz733/
Sahard732/
Shcerr732/
Seherz732/
Schird732/
Cheard732/
Sheehr732/
Szheer732/
Sheirh732/
Shahrd732/
Shseer732/
Shaard732/
Jsheer731/
Sceher731/
Shhear731/
Sheert731/
Sherth731/
Seyred731/
Shaert731/
Sheart731/
Sheerh731/
Shearz731/
Seired731/
Szeher731/
Séhier731/
She'er731/
Sheahr731/
Hsheer731/
Shearh730/
Sherhs730/
Shearr730/
Sehert730/
Sierrd730/
Sehehr730/
Shearp730/
Shirds730/
Sheardová713/
Sheardova711/
Shir67361,884/
Sert6756,983/
Sere6725,564/
Sherova6716,817/
Schardt675,268/
Cher674,187/
Sear673,889/
Seer672,554/
Sehr672,357/
Serr672,323/
Sier671,717/
Sard671,249/
Seyr67701/
Seur67678/
Szer67492/
Sejr67484/
Shyr67445/
Scherpf67386/
Serp67325/
Seir67275/
Zerd67242/
Sser67215/
Scheere67119/
Serz67116/
Serh6787/
Hser6762/
Scheerz6758/
Sihr6750/
Sord6747/
Sõer6746/
Sird6743/
Schaard6735/
Sger6733/
Cerd6727/
Serdova6718/
Scheirr6716/
Serdowa6715/
Scheehr679/
Hzer678/
Syhr678/
Åser678/
Schøier678/
Scherpp676/
Shjr675/
Scer675/
Schordt675/
Souhier675/
Sähr675/
Serdová675/
Cherdth674/
Syrd673/
Schcher673/
Särd673/
Cherdch673/
Scheare672/
Schertt672/
Sjer672/
Setr672/
Jscherr671/
Schearr671/
Scheihr671/
Scherts671/
Scheurr671/
Shehgir671/
Sheirts671/
Sergeed671/
Shcertz671/
Shearet671/
Shearre671/
Hcer671/
Shahard671/
Shcherr671/
Schergy671/
Sehesrh671/
Sehgert671/
Sahhier671/
Scherrr671/
Shheerh671/
Shearts670/
Schiert670/
Scheerr670/
Schsser670/
Scherth670/
Schoert670/
Sheargy670/

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