Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SHEPHERD
There are approximately 44,049 people named Shepherd in the UK. That makes it the 192nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 697 are named Shepherd.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
SheppherdShepphard
Sheppard
Shephard
Shepperd
Shepard
Shepheard
Shafford
Chepherd
Cheverd
Cheeford
Chepher
Cheford
Chevard
Chefford
Chahverdi
Shaepherd
Shapherd
Shaphard
Shaferd
Schaephard
Schaeferd
Shafferd
Sehpherd
Shahverdi
Schaefferd
Sepherd
Seepherd
The Shepherd surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SHEPHERD. The occupation. As a surname it is often variously mis-spelt, as Shepard, Shephard, Shepheard, Sheppard, Shepperd. The H.R. forms of this name are Pastor and Le Pastur.