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Beard

in Massachusetts

There are 312 people with the last name "Beard" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Beard 2,412
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  1. is 2,408th most common Berkowitz
  2. is 2,409th most common Cahoon
  3. is 2,410th most common Calabrese
  4. is 2,411th most common Lindberg
  5. is 2,412th most common Beard
  6. is 2,413th most common Ingalls
  7. is 2,414th most common Kwan
  8. is 2,415th most common Millette
  9. is 2,416th most common Oakes

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bearden, Bear, Beardsley, Beers, Berrios, Byars, Board, Beardslee, Byard, Bearce

Most Common First Names for Beard

William, John, Paul, Robert, Cynthia, Eric, Jeffrey, Adam, Bruce, David

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. nickname for a bearded man (Middle English, Old English beard). To be clean-shaven was the norm in non-Jewish communities in northwestern Europe from the 12th to the 16th century, the crucial period for surname formation. There is a place name and other evidence to show that this word was used as a byname in the Old English period, when beards were the norm; in this period the byname would have referred to a large or noticeable beard. As an American surname, this name has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other languages, in particular German Bart.
  • 2. habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, which derives its name by dissimilation from Old English brerd ‘rim’, ‘bank’.

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