Yards Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Yards Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Yards Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yards (Russian: Ярдс) occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yards? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Yards reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Yards is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Yards is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 50 percent are found, Indiana, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Yards exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 7 percent are found.

Yards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yards has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yards Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yards last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yards earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.04% more than the national average, earning $57,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yardst915/
Yardsh911/
Hyards910/
Yard891,611/
Yared8063,994/
Hyard80144/
Yhard8068/
Yarts8021/
Jards808/
Yarrd801/
Yaard801/
Jyard801/
Yardd800/
Yoard800/
Yarets731,729/
Jaards7327/
Heards7323/
Jardås736/
Yarred734/
Geards731/
Ayyard731/
Jard67740/
Yart67240/
Eard67176/
Yarc67101/
Heuyard6736/
Yord6732/
Yarz6726/
Yardova675/
Iard673/
Yarredd671/
Gayyard671/
Geyhard670/
Jardsch670/
Hayyard670/

Yards Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yards in the Russian language
Ярдсards-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yards
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