Béard is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Béard
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, France
Meaning:

Surname is the variant form of Baird. Said to be the Scottish form of bard, or poe. This, however, is doubtful as to the surname, which in North Britain is widely spread. Its principal modes of spelling have been Bard, Byrd, Bayard. The last supports the tradition of a derivation from the south of France, the country of the Chevalier Bayard, the knight sans peur, sans reproche.

That the family are numerous is not to be wondered at, if even a few of them have been as prolific as was Gilbert Baird of Auchmudden, who by his wife Lilias had 32 children; this was in the XVI. century That great prophet, Thomas the Rymer, is said to have predicted that "there shall be an eagle in the craig while there is a Baird in Auchmedden." And it is asserted that, when the estate changed hands in the last century the eagles deserted their eyrie—only to return, however, when the lands reverted to a Baird. |Account of name of Baird, Edinburgh, 1857.

Family name Beard is the variation of Bard. Descendnt of Bard or Bart, pet forms of Bartholomew meaning son of Talmi, furrow. Descendant of the poet or bard.

Lastname Beard is a variant of the Baird. Descendant of the poet or bard or one who came from Bard, in Scotland.

One who came from Beard meaning "bank", in Derbyshire. It may also mean "one who had an unusually hairy chin".

The variation of Bayard. Brown-complexioned. Pierre du Terrail dit Bayard probably received his nam from his complexion; but in Romance "bayard" signifies spectattor or gazer, curious, eager, attentive.

When the unnatural process of shaving was unknown, as it was during a great part of the middleages, many persons were known by sobriquets having reference to this appendage to the manly chin. Besides Beard, we have, or have had, Blackbeard, Fairbeard, Longbeard, Heavybeard, and Beardman. A common form in Hundred Rolls is cum Barba, as Hugo cum Barba, Johannes cum Barba. In Domesday the powerful Hugh de Montfort is some times described as Hugo Barbatus. The name may, however, be local, from Beard, a township in Derbyshire.

How popular is Béard?

Béard is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, Wales, New Zealand, France, South Africa, Scotland, Saudi Arabia.

Béard is ranked 6324 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Beard bearers increased by 2.29 per cent in 2010 US census to 48207 since 2000, the surname slipped by 61 spots and ranked at 721. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.91 77.09
Black 19.61 18.93
Hispanic or Latino 2.38 1.45
Others 1.99 1.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.67 0.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0.33
Beard is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is ahead in terms of density. Around 89459 people have been found who wears Beard as their family name. Beard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Béard:
648 United States64,954
573 England13,112
Countries with thousands of Béard:
642 Australia6,068
4,035 Canada1,189
Countries with hundreds of Béard:
1,092 Dominican Republic693
525 Wales637
1,286 New Zealand601
24,136 France427
15,068 South Africa422
2,903 Scotland197
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,575 Spain97
2,073 Trinidad and Tobago81
69,716 Germany79
4,402 Guatemala56
187,598 Thailand53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,825 Panama39
10,086 Portugal38
12,866 Chile35
19,302 United Arab Emirates33
26,265 Mexico31
7,666 Singapore30
151,287 Philippines28
713 Isle of Man26
19,487 Malawi25
10,875 Qatar25
26,446 Switzerland24
48,667 Belgium23
12,645 Colombia22
9,673 Ireland18
67 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha17
19,343 Iraq16
7,073 Northern Ireland15
70,951 Netherlands14
295,035 Brazil13
61,223 Sweden12
145,016 Argentina11
102,971 Malaysia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
44,190 Norway9
8,933 China8
115,463 Italy8
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Ellen Beard from Great Britain aboard the Kalamazoo from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 35 years old when she arrived in USA on March 24, 1846. Maid Eliza Beard, William Beard (40) Plasterer, Immigrant Mary Beard, Immigrant Jane Beard, William Beard (8), Blacksmith John Beard, James Beard, aged 16, Margret Beard (30) Workwoman, and 26 other Beard around 45.45% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

From Germany

George Beard hailed from Germany. 17 years old embarked for USA from London on London and arrived on May 19, 1852. 28 years old Rosina Beard, Of unknown age David Beard, Elise Beard, aged 6, 10 years old James Beard, Joe Beard, Mary Beard, aged 40, Mary-Anne Beard (13) Farmer, Thomas Beard, aged 11, are others that migrated to US.

Béard Namesakes

  • Gordon Beard, (September 27, 1921
  • William Holbrook Beard, American painter
  • Clarke Beard, American athlete
  • John Stanley Beard, British-born forester and ecologist
  • Philip Beard, American novelist
  • Francesca Beard, Malaysian writer and performance poet
  • Little Beard, Seneca chief
  • Andrew Jackson Beard, African-American inventor
  • Ed Beard, gambler and saloon keeper of the Old West
  • James Beard, American cook, cookbook author
  • Spock's Beard, American progressive rock band
  • Charles A. Beard, was, with Frederick Jackson Turner
  • Nigel Beard, British politician
  • Sugar Lyn Beard, Canadian television actress
  • Alana Beard, American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association
  • Amanda Beard, American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist
  • Robin Beard, Robin Leo Beard Jr
  • Percy Beard, American college and international track and field athlete
  • Mary Ritter Beard, lifelong advocate of social justice through educational and activist roles
  • Daniel Carter Beard, American illustrator, author, youth leader
  • Butch Beard, Alfred "Butch" Beard, Jr
  • Peter Beard, American artist, photographer
  • Ralph Beard, Ralph Milton Beard Jr
  • Graeme Beard, former Australian cricketer
  • Don Beard, New Zealand cricketer
  • George Miller Beard, American neurologist
  • Hazel Beard, first woman and the first Republican to have served as mayor of Shreveport
  • Jim Beard, American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer
  • Kevin Beard, American football coach and former player
  • Tanoka Beard, American former professional basketball player
  • Edward Beard, American businessman and politician
  • Santonio Beard, former running back from the University of Alabama
  • Gary Beard, conservative Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
  • Malcolm Beard, English former professional footballer
  • Annette Beard, American R&B and soul singer
  • Al Beard, retired American basketball player
  • Henry Beard, American humorist

Béard Namesakes

  • Gordon Beard, (September 27, 1921
  • William Holbrook Beard, American painter
  • Clarke Beard, American athlete
  • John Stanley Beard, British-born forester and ecologist
  • Philip Beard, American novelist
  • Francesca Beard, Malaysian writer and performance poet
  • Little Beard, Seneca chief
  • Andrew Jackson Beard, African-American inventor
  • Ed Beard, gambler and saloon keeper of the Old West
  • James Beard, American cook, cookbook author
  • Spock's Beard, American progressive rock band
  • Charles A. Beard, was, with Frederick Jackson Turner
  • Nigel Beard, British politician
  • Sugar Lyn Beard, Canadian television actress
  • Alana Beard, American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association
  • Amanda Beard, American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist
  • Robin Beard, Robin Leo Beard Jr
  • Percy Beard, American college and international track and field athlete
  • Mary Ritter Beard, lifelong advocate of social justice through educational and activist roles
  • Daniel Carter Beard, American illustrator, author, youth leader
  • Butch Beard, Alfred "Butch" Beard, Jr
  • Peter Beard, American artist, photographer
  • Ralph Beard, Ralph Milton Beard Jr
  • Graeme Beard, former Australian cricketer
  • Don Beard, New Zealand cricketer
  • George Miller Beard, American neurologist
  • Hazel Beard, first woman and the first Republican to have served as mayor of Shreveport
  • Jim Beard, American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer
  • Kevin Beard, American football coach and former player
  • Tanoka Beard, American former professional basketball player
  • Edward Beard, American businessman and politician
  • Santonio Beard, former running back from the University of Alabama
  • Gary Beard, conservative Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
  • Malcolm Beard, English former professional footballer
  • Annette Beard, American R&B and soul singer
  • Al Beard, retired American basketball player
  • Henry Beard, American humorist

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