Spelling variations of this family name include: Herd, Heard, Hird, Hurd and others.

First found in Suffolk where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Heard settled in Maine in 1620; Luke Heard settled in Mass. in 1630; Walter Heard settled in Virginia in 1650; William Heard settled in Plymouth in 1671.

Motto Translated: Rightly and wisely.

Suggested Readings for the name Heard
Miscellaneous Collections of Heards by Harold Heard, Miscellaneous Heards, Addendum by Harold Heard, Southern Heard Families by Harold Heard.