Yard Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Suriname

Yard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yard' (Middle English yerd, an enclosure), from residence therein.

John de la Yhurde, Southamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Yard Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3631:182,98328,479
England3261:170,91415,706
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Panama1001:39,1232,088
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Trinidad and Tobago301:45,4664,095
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Israel171:503,39037,521
Liberia161:275,53316,331
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Saint Lucia111:16,2531,328
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3421:71,2737,942
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:111,35011,075

Yard (224) may also be a first name.

Yard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the yard' (Middle English yerd, an enclosure), from residence therein.

John de la Yhurde, Southamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de la Yerd, Close Rolls, 2 Edward I.

William atte Yurd, Close Rolls, 17 Edward III.

Hugh atte Yeurd, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter atte Yurd, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1676. Buried — Mary, d. Thomas Yard: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1807. Married — William Shergold and Mary Yard: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) One who tilled a yard or yardland (about thirty acres).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A close or enclosure. Analogous to Croft, Close, &c.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Yard Demographics

Yard Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 3 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Yard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yard (Arabic: يارد, Hindi: यारद, Russian: Ярд) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yard? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 182,983. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 35 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Normandy, where 9 percent live. Besides France this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Yard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Yard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yared8963,994/
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Yoard890/
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Yord7532/
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Ayyar678,742/
Giard674,490/
Aiyar673,689/
Yağar673,221/
Yarte671,642/
Geard67694/
Yağır67694/
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Yartz67249/
Ehard67216/
Eardh67180/
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Hyare67177/
Hyart67139/
Yahar6799/
Yordt6773/
Iared6761/
Yahur6741/
Yarth6729/
Yığar6723/
Ayiar6722/
Oyyar6722/
Yarts6721/
Jaird6720/
Yaare6719/
Yaret6716/
Yiare679/
Yarhe678/
Jards678/
Éhard678/
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Yaair677/
Yaatr675/
Eyyar675/
Ihard675/
Hyhar675/
Yaoor674/
Yayre674/
Hyarh674/
Yaasr674/
Ya'ar673/
Jeard673/
Yarzh672/
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Jiard671/
Jyord671/
Jyare671/
Hyaar671/
Eiyar671/
Yatrz671/
Yaarr671/
Yhart671/
Jaard671/
Hyord671/
Yarph671/
Uyiar671/
Héard671/
Yaaar671/
Yaart671/
Yaeer671/
Yhair671/
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Yaoer671/
Yadtr671/
Ajord671/
Yoart670/
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Yard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yard in the Hindi language
यारदyarada-
Yard in the Russian language
Ярдard-
Yard in the Arabic language
ياردyard-

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