Surname Шепард (Shephard 
, Shepard , Chepard 
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname Шепард is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a common surname, the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Шепард is the forename as well as the last name.