Heard

English

Etymology

Occupational Middle English surname for shepherds or cowherds, from herde, from Old English heord (“herd”).

Proper noun

Heard (plural Heards)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Heard is the 1534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23408 individuals. Heard is most common among Black/African American (54.52%) and White (39.13%) individuals.

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