Hird Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Hird is usually a form of Heard. The family name meaning is “herdsman”, the same as for Heard.

A variant of Heard

Hird is listed among the recognised spellings of Heard. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Herd and Herde.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Hird with 1,371 bearers, at rank 19,654.

Heraldry and the Hird name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Heard surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Research your Hird family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.