Shepherd

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Shepherd is a common English occupational surname originally given to people who tended sheep.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Shepherd canonical 5
Pastore 1
Schäfer 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf surname
genderAssociation gender-neutral surname
hasCategory English-language occupational surnames
surnames from occupations
hasEtymology Middle English word "shepherde"
Old English words "sceap" (sheep) and "hierde" (herder)
hasNotableBearer Alan Shepherd (var. Shepard more common) NERFINISHED
Ben Shepherd NERFINISHED
Cybill Shepherd NERFINISHED
David Shepherd NERFINISHED
Jack Shepherd NERFINISHED
Sam Shepherd NERFINISHED
hasVariant Shepard NERFINISHED
Shephard NERFINISHED
Shepheard NERFINISHED
Sheppard NERFINISHED
isDerivedFromOccupation shepherd
languageOfOrigin English
nameType hereditary surname
originalMeaning person who tends sheep
semanticField animal husbandry
pastoralism
timeOfOrigin Middle Ages NERFINISHED
typicalRegion England NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
usedAs family name
occasionally a given name
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sherri Shepherd familyName Shepherd
Schaeffer variantOf Shepherd
this entity surface form: Schäfer
Amelia Shepherd familyName Shepherd
Ben Shepherd familyName Shepherd
Vincent Pastore familyName Shepherd
this entity surface form: Pastore
Lucy Shepherd familyName Shepherd