# Beard (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/beard/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 48,207 |
| US rank (2010) | 721 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,405 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (47,128 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Originally a nickname for someone with a beard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beard in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beard in the United States and Australia.

## People named Beard

- Charles A. Beard, American historian (1874-1948)
- Frank Beard, American drummer (1949–2026)
- Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and women's suffrage activist (1876–1958)
- Amanda Beard, American swimmer
- Ralph Beard, American basketball player (1927–2007)
- Peter Beard, American photographer and writer (1938–2020)
- Tanoka Beard, American basketball player (born 1971)
- Jessica Beard, American sprinter
- Stymie Beard, American actor (1925-1981)
- Alana Beard, American basketball player (born 1982)
- James Beard, American chef (1903–1985)
- Betsy Beard, American coxswain

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Baird, Bard, Board, Beaird, Bert, Bardo, Byard, Bayard, Barrett, Byrd, Brady, Bird.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.