Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ORCHARD
There are approximately 6,653 people named Orchard in the UK. That makes it the 1,600th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 105 are named Orchard.
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
AurchardOrchart
Orcharde
Orcharrd
Orchayrd
Orchardo
Orchards
Orchared
Oarchard
Orcherd
Orcherde
Orchar
Orchardt
Orachard
Orchardon
Oerchard
Orcharn
Orcharte
Orcher
Orchardton
The Orchard surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) An inclosure of fruit-trees. Orcheard, Gaelic, a goldsmith.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ORCHARD. Originally meant wyrt-rjard (A-Sax.), an enclosure for the growth of wyrts or herbs, rather than of apple-trees, as at present. The original bearers of this name must therefore have been gardeners. 2 K
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.