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Where Does The Last Name Yard Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yard (Arabic: يارد, Hindi: यारद, Russian: Ярд) is most common in France. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yard? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Yard is the 246,797^th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. The surname Yard occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Yard are found; 27 percent are found in Western Europe and 23 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Yard is also the 601,629^th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 224 people.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 182,983. In France Yard is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Normandy, where 9 percent are found. Aside from France it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Yard Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yard has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Yard last name declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yard Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Yard earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.02% less than the national average, earning R 128,280 per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $50,536 CAD per year.