When William SHEPHERD was born in 1850, in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James SHEPHERD, was 35 and his mother, Anne Bennett, was 29. He died on 17 February 1850, in Sutton, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 0, and was buried in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): occupational name from Middle English schepeherde ‘shepherd’ (Old English scēaphyrde, scēap‐weard).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘shepherd’, for example German and Jewish Schäfer (see Schaefer ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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