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

Yards (Russian: Ярдс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yards? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yards is the 2,944,094th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Yards are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Yards is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 50 percent reside, Indiana, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 7 percent reside.

Yards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yards has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yards surname increased 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yards Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yards last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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