herd vs people

herd

verb
  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

people

verb
  • To interact with people; to socialize. 

  • To inhabit; to occupy; to populate. 

  • To become populous or populated. 

  • To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate. 

noun
  • A person's ancestors, relatives or family. 

  • The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens. 

  • Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc. 

  • A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler. 

  • Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. 

  • One's colleagues or employees. 

How often have the words herd and people occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )