Brocard
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Brocard is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France. Recorded meaning: mockery, ridicule.
- FRFrance
- CHSwitzerland
- BEBelgium
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
mockery, ridicule
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Brocard is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In French, Le mot brocard qui nous intéresse ici doit être pris au sens d’adage juridique. Dans ce cas, il dérive du nom d’un juriste du XI e siècle, Burckard ou Burchard, évêque de Worms, dont le nom fut latinisé en Brocardus. Pour Littré, ces sentences « ont donné, par extension et plaisanterie, leur [nom] aux brocards, paroles moqueuses ».
as a name2500 noms propres devenus communs : dictionnaire étymologique (éponymes, antonomases et hypallages)
In English, A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Romanian, obsolete form of brocart
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Saint Brocardb. 1150FRHermit on Mount Carmel
- Philippe-Joseph Brocardb. 1831FRglass artist (1831–1896)
- Henri Brocardb. 1839FRFrench perfumer and art collector
- Henri Brocardb. 1845FRFrench mathematician and meteorologist (1845-1922)
- François Brocardb. 1860FRFrench politician
- Antonin Brocardb. 1885FRFrench soldier and politician (1885–1950)
- Jean Brocardb. 1920FRFrench politician
- Christian Brocardb. 1930FRactor from France
- Elisa Brocardb. 1984ITItalian cross-country skier
- Arnaud Brocardb. 1986FRFrench footballer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 12 sources across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 545 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 529 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 471 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 468 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 459 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 425 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 414 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 385 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 366 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 302 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 222 | — |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 216 | #5,851 |
Reference works 3
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Brocard mean, and where does it come from?
- mockery, ridicule Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Brocard have the most bearers?
- Brocard is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Brocard”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.