Erard is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Erard
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: Personal name of Germanic origin, Erahard (era honor = + = hard drive). We find these surnames in the East: the Erard are in Lorraine (54, 55, 88), and Erhard in Alsace. Varientes: Erhard, Ehrardt, Ehrart, Ehrhard, Ehrhardt, Ehrhart, Erhardt, Erhart. Erard can sometimes also be a variant of Herard (qv).

How popular is Erard?

Erard is common in France.

Erard is ranked 112754 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Erards grew by 11.66667 per cent to 201 since 2000 and ranked 91625 after elevating 2602 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.57 94.44
Hispanic or Latino 6.47 0
Black 3.98 0
Erard is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Switzerland. Around 3607 people have been found who wears Erard as their family name. Erard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
381,097 Ukraine4
20,837 Venezuela2
95,312 Argentina2
82,478 South Africa2
7,299 Estonia2
7,790 Zambia1
8,181 Botswana1
448,262 Canada1
62,864 New Zealand1
897,276 Russia1
30,360 Thailand1
29,046 Japan1
169,904 Brazil1
16,073 Latvia1
153,416 Italy1
56,169 Mexico1
2,724 New Caledonia1
31,207 Ireland1
21,562 Portugal1
38,841 Scotland1
53,505 Turkey1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
94,027 England32
67,388 Australia26
3,830 Luxembourg20
Countries with hundreds of Erard:
1,028 Switzerland873
90,896 United States254
11,679 Belgium156
Countries with thousands of Erard:
3,543 France2,217
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Comments

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Teodora Buelow
 erard is a surname, meridionale form Herard, personal name of Germanic origin composed of era, honor and hard which means strong, tough, that is to say the height of his honor nickname.

Erard Namesakes

  • Sébastien Érard, Musical Instrument Maker
  • Sébastien Érard, Musical Instrument Maker

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