How common is the surname Yard?

1,651 people in the United States had the surname Yard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,005 Americans. It ranked 17,159th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Yard getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,651 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Yard

A surname, carried by 1,651 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Y630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yard is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,651 people named Yard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,005 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,720.

#17,159

rank among US surnames

1,651

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #15,598)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,151	Endo	1,652	186,892
#17,159	Yard	1,651	187,005

Who is named Yard

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

74% of people named Yard identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.1%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Yard?: 1,651 people in the United States had the surname Yard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,005 Americans. It ranked 17,159th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yard?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Yard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Yard getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,720 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,651 in 2010, down 4.0%.