Last Name YARD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the yeard ('yerd,' an enclosure), from residence therein.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 15,598 (2000 US census) 13,128 (1990 US census)
Count 1,720 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 73.72%, or 1268 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 17.09%, or 294 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.28%, or 22 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 6.63%, or 114 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

American Surnames

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Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

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