Heard
English
editEtymology
editOccupational Middle English surname for shepherds or cowherds, from herde, from Old English heord (“herd”).
Proper noun
editHeard (plural Heards)
- A surname.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- 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.