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Shepherd
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Origin Of The Surname Shepherd
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Meaning Of The Surname Shepherd
Watch over sheep
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Interesting
Facts About
Shepherd
This surname, which can also be spelt as Shephard and Sheppard, comes from the Old English word ‘sceap’ which means sheep with the addition of ‘hierde’ which means herdsmen or ‘weard’ which means watchman. The first actual recorded spelling of this name appears of one William Sepherd in 1279 in Oxfordshire. |
Shepherd Statistics
Shepherd is the number 426 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 22,625 share the surname Shepherd in the UK.
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