Old photograph of a Shepherd in a village in Perthshire, Scotland. The surname Shepherd has an ancient history in both England and Scotland. The many variations in England include Sheppard, Shephard, Shepperd, Shepard, Shipman and Shippard. The Scots have these as well as Sheepheard, and Shippert. There are also the English patriomics such as Sheppardson, Shepperdson, and Shepherdson. In Germany the name exists as Schaefer, Shafer, Shaffer, and Shaver. It also exists as Berger in France, Pecora in Italy, and Vasquez or Velez in Spain. The name is generally considered as occupational. One source states that " Those who tended the sheep of the villagers as well as those of the lord in England might be Shepherd or Shipman, a functionary generally chosen by the villagers. "
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