How common is the surname Hird?

1,371 people in the United States had the surname Hird in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. It ranked 19,654th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hird?

Thora Hird, British actress (1911–2003), followed by Frederick Hird.

Where is the surname Hird most common?

Wikidata records people named Hird in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Hird getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,371 in 2010, down 3.0%.

The surname Hird

An occupational surname, carried by 1,371 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hird is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a herdsman.

Hird is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,371 people named Hird in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,413.

#19,654

rank among US surnames

1,371

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3%

change since 2000 (was #18,165)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,646	Garrigan	1,372	225,033
#19,654	Punch	1,371	225,197

Who is named Hird

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Hird identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 2.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hirds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thora Hird
British actress (1911–2003)
Frederick Hird
American sport shooter (1879-1952)

Notable Hirds come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Hird

Hird has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

Questions

How common is the surname Hird?: 1,371 people in the United States had the surname Hird in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. It ranked 19,654th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hird?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Hird identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hird?: Thora Hird, British actress (1911–2003), followed by Frederick Hird.
Where is the surname Hird most common?: Wikidata records people named Hird in the United Kingdom and the United States.
What type of surname is Hird?: Hird is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Hird getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,371 in 2010, down 3.0%.