Girard is used as a family name or surname in France, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Girard
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France, England
Meaning:

Girard is variation of the Jerrad. See Gerard - A Norman personal name, probably identical with Gerald. In the Hundred Rolls, it is written Fil' Gerardi. The baronet's family derive their origin from the same ancestor as the Dukes of Leinster and many other noble houses, viz ., from Other, Castellan of Windsor, temp. Edward Confessor, whose grandson Gerard, or Gerald, had a son William Fitz- Gerard, who founded the Cheshire and Lancashire Gerards. The family have possessed Bryn, in the latter county, uninterruptedly from temp. Edward III.

The is variant form of Jarrard. A broad mispronunciation of Gerard.

A variant of Gerrard. See Gerard - A Norman personal name, probably identical with Gerald. In the Hundred Rolls, it is written Fil' Gerardi. The baronet's family derive their origin from the same ancestor as the Dukes of Leinster and many other noble houses, viz ., from Other, Castellan of Windsor, temp. Edward Confessor, whose grandson Gerard, or Gerald, had a son William Fitz- Gerard, who founded the Cheshire and Lancashire Gerards. The family have possessed Bryn, in the latter county, uninterruptedly from temp. Edward III.

Girard is a variant form of Gerard. A Norman personal name, probably identical with Gerald. In the Hundred Rolls, it is written Fil' Gerardi. The baronet's family derive their origin from the same ancestor as the Dukes of Leinster and many other noble houses, viz ., from Other, Castellan of Windsor, temp. Edward Confessor, whose grandson Gerard, or Gerald, had a son William Fitz- Gerard, who founded the Cheshire and Lancashire Gerards. The family have possessed Bryn, in the latter county, uninterruptedly from temp. Edward III.

The is a variant form of Garrard. See Gerard or Gerald - A Norman personal name, probably identical with Gerald. In the Hundred Rolls, it is written Fil' Gerardi. The baronet's family derive their origin from the same ancestor as the Dukes of Leinster and many other noble houses, viz ., from Other, Castellan of Windsor, temp. Edward Confessor, whose grandson Gerard, or Gerald, had a son William Fitz- Gerard, who founded the Cheshire and Lancashire Gerards. The family have possessed Bryn, in the latter county, uninterruptedly from temp. Edward III.

Descendant of Girard meaning "spear, firm".

Is a variant form of Gerard. Descendant of Gerard or Gerald meaning "spear, firm".

Girard is the variant form of the Gerard. Hard spear.

How popular is Girard?

Girard is common in France, Canada, United States, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil, New Caledonia, England, Italy, Germany, Australia, Thailand, Morocco, Mexico, Spain, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Belgium, French Polynesia.

Girard is ranked 3748 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Girard bearers increased by 4.58 per cent in 2010 US census to 12975 since 2000, the surname slipped by 101 spots and ranked at 2778. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.71 93.25
Hispanic or Latino 3.11 2.18
Black 2.36 1.93
Others 1.7 1.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.55 0.62
Girard is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies its France provenence. Around 149934 people have been found who wears Girard as their family name. Girard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Girard:
17 France87,796
56 Canada37,173
2,645 United States17,276
Countries with thousands of Girard:
606 Switzerland1,938
2,551 Argentina1,412
Countries with hundreds of Girard:
12,204 Brazil676
11 New Caledonia338
16,305 England308
29,866 Italy291
31,327 Germany261
11,756 Australia258
54,801 Thailand222
29,345 Morocco204
10,901 Mexico175
18,803 Spain147
3,346 Dominican Republic146
3,044 Guatemala146
12,578 Belgium144
412 French Polynesia135
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
332 Saint Lucia96
5,373 Haiti93
172 Guernsey66
34,544 Netherlands60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,075 Chile38
6,884 Singapore34
10,112 Uruguay33
18,041 New Zealand28
12,265 Portugal28
16,759 Venezuela26
2,948 Honduras24
12,577 Scotland21
109,033 South Africa19
1,289 Malta18
29,080 Norway18
16,023 Qatar16
311,782 Russia16
4,769 China15
1,520 Jersey14
4,970 Guyana13
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
66,831 Sweden11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
80,937 Czechia10
9,958 Northern Ireland9
3,802 Hong Kong9
121,952 Malaysia9
39,626 Denmark8
47,042 Japan8
32,693 Peru8
4,361 Senegal8
17,588 Burkina Faso7
9,090 Jamaica7
156,558 Poland6
10,175 Trinidad and Tobago6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

C.C. Girard worked as inventor and hailed from Italy. 19 years old embarked for New York from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples on Werra and arrived on October 7, 1895.

From Germany

Cathrine Girard from France aboard the Georgia from Havre on October 2, 1850. She is registered to be 24 years old when she arrived in Ohio. Anna Girard, aged 30, Cathrine Girard (22) Farmer, 56 years old Cathrine Girard, Farmer Jean Girard, Magdelena Girard (20) Farmer, Farmer Marie Girard, Cathrine Girard, aged 60, Elisabeth Girard, Joseph Girard (5), Louis Girard (22) Farmer, 8 years old Margareth Girard, Marguer. Girard, aged 60, 23 years old Anna Girard, Johann Girard, aged 23, and 178 other Girard around 48.23% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and daughter, mechanic, miner, spinster, clerk, dressmaker, merchant, artist, watchmaker, cultivator, glazier, miller migrated to US.

Girard Namesakes

  • George Girard, New Orleans jazz trumpeter
  • Philippe de Girard, (February 1, 1775 – August 26, 1845
  • Serge Girard, French ultramarathon runner born in 1953
  • Joe Girard, American salesman
  • Albert Girard, French-born mathematician
  • Jerry Girard, American radio personality and sports anchor
  • Xavier Girard, French nordic combined skier
  • Alexander Girard, architect, interior designer, furniture designer
  • Georges Girard, French bacteriologist born in Isigny-sur-Mer
  • Jean-Étienne Girard, French entomologist
  • Louis Dominique Girard, French hydraulic engineer
  • Aimé Girard, French chemist and agronomist
  • Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer
  • Jean-Yves Girard, French logician working in proof theory
  • Charles Frédéric Girard, French biologist specializing
  • René Girard, French historian, literary critic
  • Marc-Amable Girard, second Premier of the Western Canadian province of Manitoba
  • Rémy Girard, Canadian actor and former television host
  • Stephen Girard, French-born, naturalized American
  • François Girard, French-Canadian director and screenwriter
  • Jonathan Girard, former Canadian ice hockey player
  • Chuck Girard, pioneer of Contemporary Christian music
  • Bob Girard, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Bruno Girard, French boxer at super middleweight and light heavyweight division
  • Patricia Girard, French athlete
  • Nicolas Girard, politician in Quebec, Canada
  • Adele Girard, jazz harpist associated with dixieland and swing music
  • Hugo Girard, Canadian former strongman
  • Geoffrey Girard, author of nonfiction, thrillers, historicals
  • Ken Girard, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Alfred Girard, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Jug Girard, American football player
  • Joseph W. Girard, American film actor
  • Joseph Girard, Canadian politician

Girard Namesakes

  • George Girard, New Orleans jazz trumpeter
  • Philippe de Girard, (February 1, 1775 – August 26, 1845
  • Serge Girard, French ultramarathon runner born in 1953
  • Joe Girard, American salesman
  • Albert Girard, French-born mathematician
  • Jerry Girard, American radio personality and sports anchor
  • Xavier Girard, French nordic combined skier
  • Alexander Girard, architect, interior designer, furniture designer
  • Georges Girard, French bacteriologist born in Isigny-sur-Mer
  • Jean-Étienne Girard, French entomologist
  • Louis Dominique Girard, French hydraulic engineer
  • Aimé Girard, French chemist and agronomist
  • Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer
  • Jean-Yves Girard, French logician working in proof theory
  • Charles Frédéric Girard, French biologist specializing
  • René Girard, French historian, literary critic
  • Marc-Amable Girard, second Premier of the Western Canadian province of Manitoba
  • Rémy Girard, Canadian actor and former television host
  • Stephen Girard, French-born, naturalized American
  • François Girard, French-Canadian director and screenwriter
  • Jonathan Girard, former Canadian ice hockey player
  • Chuck Girard, pioneer of Contemporary Christian music
  • Bob Girard, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Bruno Girard, French boxer at super middleweight and light heavyweight division
  • Patricia Girard, French athlete
  • Nicolas Girard, politician in Quebec, Canada
  • Adele Girard, jazz harpist associated with dixieland and swing music
  • Hugo Girard, Canadian former strongman
  • Geoffrey Girard, author of nonfiction, thrillers, historicals
  • Ken Girard, retired professional ice hockey player
  • Alfred Girard, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Jug Girard, American football player
  • Joseph W. Girard, American film actor
  • Joseph Girard, Canadian politician

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