Yard Surname
Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameYard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 363 | 1:182,983 | 28,479 |
| England | 326 | 1:170,914 | 15,706 |
| Tanzania | 116 | 1:456,393 | 31,870 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Panama | 100 | 1:39,123 | 2,088 |
| Suriname | 83 | 1:6,658 | 1,580 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 1:205,843 | 23,645 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 30 | 1:45,466 | 4,095 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 1:16,253 | 1,328 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 342 | 1:71,273 | 7,942 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 451 | 1:111,350 | 11,075 |
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.
(English) One who tilled a yard or yardland (about thirty acres).
A close or enclosure. Analogous to Croft, Close, &c.
Yard Demographics
Average Yard Salary in
England
£27,626
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yard? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 246,797th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. This surname is predominantly 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 601,629th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 224 people.
The surname Yard is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 182,983. In France Yard is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 35 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Normandy, where 9 percent live. Beside France this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Yard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yard has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Yard last name fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yared | 89 | 63,994 | / |
| Hyard | 89 | 144 | / |
| Yhard | 89 | 68 | / |
| Yards | 89 | 44 | / |
| Jyard | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yaard | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yarrd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yoard | 89 | 0 | / |
| Yardd | 89 | 0 | / |
| Yar | 86 | 535,355 | / |
| Yarred | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yardsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayyard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyards | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yaar | 75 | 92,426 | / |
| Yare | 75 | 30,151 | / |
| Yarr | 75 | 983 | / |
| Jard | 75 | 740 | / |
| Yahr | 75 | 722 | / |
| Yasr | 75 | 533 | / |
| Yarh | 75 | 390 | / |
| Yart | 75 | 240 | / |
| Hyar | 75 | 177 | / |
| Eard | 75 | 176 | / |
| Yoar | 75 | 100 | / |
| Yord | 75 | 32 | / |
| Yarz | 75 | 26 | / |
| Yarp | 75 | 24 | / |
| Jyar | 75 | 13 | / |
| Yiar | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yayr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iard | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yatr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yhar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heuyard | 73 | 36 | / |
| Yardova | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yarredd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gayyard | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayyard | 73 | 0 | / |
| Geyhard | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heard | 67 | 41,963 | / |
| Ayyar | 67 | 8,742 | / |
| Giard | 67 | 4,490 | / |
| Aiyar | 67 | 3,689 | / |
| Yağar | 67 | 3,221 | / |
| Yarte | 67 | 1,642 | / |
| Geard | 67 | 694 | / |
| Yağır | 67 | 694 | / |
| Yarre | 67 | 610 | / |
| Hiard | 67 | 427 | / |
| Aayar | 67 | 418 | / |
| Yartz | 67 | 249 | / |
| Ehard | 67 | 216 | / |
| Eardh | 67 | 180 | / |
| Jardh | 67 | 178 | / |
| Hyare | 67 | 177 | / |
| Hyart | 67 | 139 | / |
| Yahar | 67 | 99 | / |
| Yordt | 67 | 73 | / |
| Iared | 67 | 61 | / |
| Yahur | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yarth | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yığar | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ayiar | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oyyar | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yarts | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jaird | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yaare | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yaret | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yiare | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yarhe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jards | 67 | 8 | / |
| Éhard | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ajyar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yaair | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yaatr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyyar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ihard | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyhar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaoor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yayre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hyarh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaasr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ya'ar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeard | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yarzh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ujyar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Héard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yadtr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoart | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ioard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yartt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jardd | 67 | 0 | / |
Yard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yard in the Hindi language | ||
| यारद | yarada | - |
| Yard in the Russian language | ||
| Ярд | ard | - |
| Yard in the Arabic language | ||
| يارد | yard | - |
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