175.3 ^cm

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

Yard (Arabic: يارد, Hindi: यारद, Russian: Ярд) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

Yard is the 246,797^th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. Yard is mostly found 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 601,629^th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 224 people.

The surname Yard is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 182,983. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Normandy, where 9 percent are found. Outside of France this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In England the number of people bearing 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 adherence of those bearing the Yard surname is primarily 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.