Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword herder.
usage
meaning
Berger 1 French
Occupational name meaning "shepherd", from Old French bergier.
Boerio Italian
From Italian boaro meaning "cowherd".
Bouvier French
Means "cowherd" in French, from Latin boviarus, a derivative of bos "cow".
Ciobanu Romanian
From Romanian cioban meaning "shepherd".
Gulyás Hungarian
Means "herdsman, tender of cows" in Hungarian.
Hoggard English
Occupational name meaning "pig herder", from Old English hogg "hog" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".
Howard 2 English
Occupational name meaning "ewe herder", from Old English eowu "ewe" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".
Jughashvili Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. One theory suggests Ossetian roots with the meaning "son of the herder", derived from Ossetian дзуг (dzug) meaning "herd, flock, troop". Alternately, it could be derived from the name of the village of ჯუღაანი (Jughaani) in eastern Georgia. The most notable bearer was Joseph Stalin (1878-1953), born Ioseb Jughashvili, a leader of the Soviet Union.
Juhász Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "shepherd" in Hungarian, from juh "sheep".
Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".
Pastor Spanish
Means "shepherd" in Spanish.
Pastore Italian
Means "shepherd" in Italian.
Pásztor Hungarian
Means "shepherd" in Hungarian.
Schäfer German
From Old High German scaphare meaning "shepherd".
Seward 2 English
Means "swineherd" from Old English su "sow, female pig" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".
Shepherd English
Occupational name meaning "shepherd, sheep herder", from Old English sceaphyrde.
Stoddard English
Occupational name for a horse keeper, from Old English stod "stallion, stud" and hierde "herder".
Tiraboschi Italian
Possibly of Lombardic origin meaning "shepherd" (from Old German tior "animal" and bursa "boy"). This surname is typical of Lombardy.
Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.