Shepherd

Occupational name

"sheep hearder"

Shepherd Origin and Meaning

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

Shepherd is an occupational surname with a pleasant pastoral feel. It was chosen for their son by the Jerry Seinfelds, which might inspire others to follow their lead.

There are other spelling choices--Shepard, Sheperd, Sheppard--all of which lead to the friendly nickname Shep. Artist Shepard Fairey (original first name Frank) gained a lot of attention for his Obama HOPE poster.

Those various spellings are reflected in the surnames of such notables as astronaut Alan Shepard, "Winnie the Pooh" illustrator Ernest Shepard, actor/playwright Sam Shepard, "A Christmas Story" writer Jean Shepherd, Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, and actress Cybill Shepherd. Shepherd might be thought of as one of the out-of-the-box names for Christmas babies.

Shepherd Rank in US Top 1000

# 409 in the US

Shepherd Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 191 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Shepherd

• 409 US 2023
• 191 Nameberry 2025
• 524 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Shepherd

• Shepherd Leffler original U.S. Congressman from Iowa
• Shepherd Walton Clark American figure skater
• Shepherd Kellen Seinfeld (b. 2005) son of actor/comedian Jerry Seinfeld
• Shepherd McLaughlin (b. 2009) son of YouTuber James McLaughlin of duo Rhett and Link
• Shepherd Harrison Clarke (b. 2013), son of YouTuber Matthew Clarke of "Conversations with my 2,year,old"
• Shepherd Mora (b. 2015) son of singer Kelis and Mike Mora
• John Ira Shepherd Hanson (b. 2008) son of musician Zac Hanson
• Austin (Shepherd) Padalecki (b. 2013) son of actors Jared and Genevieve Padalecki

The name Shepherd in Pop Culture

• General Shepherd main antagonist in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2"
• Dr. Derek Shepherd a main character in the TV show "Grey's Anatomy"
• Dr. Amelia Shepherd a main character in the TV show "Grey's Anatomy"
• Derrial Book (called Shepherd Book) pastor in "Firefly" and its sequel movie, "Serenity"
• Jon Shepherd character on "Stargate Atlantis"
• Jason Shepherd character in "Big Fat Liar"
• shepherd's pie or cottage pie, a meat pie with a crust of mashed potatoes
• Gwyneth Shepherd main protagonist in Kerstin Gier's "Ruby Red Trilogy"
• John/Jane Shepherd the default names of the player decided gender main character of the popular sci,fi game series "Mass Effect"