Gender: Male
Alvin Wayland Shepard was an American football coach and player, and later a school principal. He served as the head coach at the University of Kansas from 1892 to 1893, compiling a record of 9–6. Shepard played college football at Cornell University from 1889 through 1891. He graduated from Cornell in 1891 with a Bachelor of Science degree and left for the University of Kansas the following year to do postgraduate work. While at Kansas he was a player-coach in that he not only coached the team for two years, but he also played on the team as a right end. After his two-year stint as the head coach and a player at Kansas, Shepard received his M.S. in physics from the University of Kansas in 1893, and he returned to his native New York, where he married his wife, Josephine Rebecca Frost, on August 3, 1896. He was a school principal for many years in Buffalo, New York. Shepard died on January 13, 1951, at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was survived by a son, Alvin Frost Shepard, and two daughters, Rebecca Shepard and Margaret Shepard.
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On the name A. W. Shepard, Shepard means Shepherd.
The name A. W. Shepard is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Shepard is commonly found in South Africa, United States of America, Botswana, and 17 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Shepard is recorded 328 times globally, ranking it as the 78,557th most common name worldwide.
Shepard is most prevalent in South Africa, with 218 occurrences, making it the 6,111th most popular name in the country.
In South Africa, the name Shepard is found among 1 in every 10756 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | #6,111 | 1 : 10,756 |
| United States of America | #22,819 | 1 : 27,002 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Shepard from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Alvin Wayland Shepard was an American football coach and player, and later a school principal. He served as the head coach at the University of Kansas from 1892 to 1893, compiling a record of 9–6. Shepard played college football at Cornell University from 1889 through 1891. He graduated from Cornell in 1891 with a Bachelor of Science degree and left for the University of Kansas the following year to do postgraduate work. While at Kansas he was a player-coach in that he not only coached the team for two years, but he also played on the team as a right end. After his two-year stint as the head coach and a player at Kansas, Shepard received his M.S. in physics from the University of Kansas in 1893, and he returned to his native New York, where he married his wife, Josephine Rebecca Frost, on August 3, 1896. He was a school principal for many years in Buffalo, New York. Shepard died on January 13, 1951, at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was survived by a son, Alvin Frost Shepard, and two daughters, Rebecca Shepard and Margaret Shepard.
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