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Gender: Male Meaning of Shepard: "sheep hearder" Origin of Shepard: Occupational name Shepard's Popularity in 2018: #963

Shepard Origin and Meaning

The name Shepard is a boy's name meaning "sheep hearder".

A phonetic variation of Shepherd, an occupational surname. Sam Shepard, the actor and playwright, is a notable figure to use this spelling for his last name.

As a first name, this spelling is closely associated with news anchor Shepard Smith and Shepard Fairey, the street artist who designed the iconic Obama HOPE poster and Andre the Giant OBEY signage.

The nickname Shep is pleasant and upbeat.

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Popularity

Rank in US: #963
- this week

Famous People Named Shepard

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Shepard Cary, U.S. Congressman from Maine
Shepard Broad (born Szmuel Bobrowice), Belarusian-American banker and philanthropist
(Frank) Shepard Fairey, American street artist
(David) Shepard Smith Jr., American TV news anchor
Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director

Pop Culture References for the name Shepard

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Shepard aka Francis Leighton, mutant in X-Men comics
Jennifer "Jenny" Shepard, character on TV's "NCIS"

Comments

Jambojambo Says:

2018-02-27T19:02:49

Shepard is a great name, I agree about not sure if I'd be brave enough to use it though. As a huge Mass Effect fan, I really want to put this on my M shortlist!

Rachel Kent Says:

2015-01-29T16:46:43

Love this but not sure if I would be brave enough to use it xx

faithnamer Says:

2014-06-16T21:45:25

I really like this name. There's just something soft and strong about it.