Last name Shepherd (Shepherd 
, שפרד 
, شيبرد 
, among others...) , globally, is a widespread surname. The surname Shepherd is habitual in Barbados, where it is a common surname, Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, and Guernsey (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Shepherd is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Shepherd | Australia, Zimbabwe, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| שפרד | Israel |
| شيبرد | Egypt |
| シェパード | Japan |
| Шеперд | Ukraine, Russia |
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anne shepherd wife of court dwarf and painter Richard Gibson (b. 1630) |
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| thomas shepherd (b. 1665) |
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| thomas shepherd British merchant and conspirator (fl. 1677–1694) (b. 1677) |
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richard shepherd English churchman (b. 1732) |
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| edward shepherd British architect (b. 1692) |
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| elizabeth shepherd Peerage person ID=568123 (b. 1700) |
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| sarah shepherd (1710-1791) (b. 1710) |
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john shepherd British jockey, GB (b. 1765) |
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william shepherd English dissenting minister and politician (1768-1847) (b. 1768) |
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| anthony shepherd British astronomer, GB (b. 1721) |
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richard herne shepherd English minister (b. 1775) |
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abraham shepherd American politician, US (b. 1776) |
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| john shepherd Church of England clergyman (b. 1759) |
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| samuel shepherd British politician (1760-1840) (b. 1760) |
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shepherd leffler American politician (1811-1879), US (b. 1811) |
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