Origins of the Sheppard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 96North West 126Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 558East Midlands 529West Midlands 411East 645London 2842South East 1395South West 985South Wales 444Mid Wales 15West WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sheppards lived in london

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    15,000 Sheppard Travel & migration records
    100,000 Sheppards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sheppard

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    423rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Sheppard surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Sheppard first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sheppards

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Sheppards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    477

    Laundress

    374

    Domestic Servant

    271

    General Servant Domestic

    264

    Living On Own Means

    200

    Commmon male occupations for Sheppards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    485

    General Labourer

    458

    Carpenter

    349

    Blacksmith

    320

    Coal Miner

    273

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