Huard
surname · Latin script
Meaning: 1. from the Germanic personal name Huard, composed of hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ -i- hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ɥaʁ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Huard is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- CACanada
- GBUnited Kingdom
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)
1. from the Germanic personal name Huard, composed of hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ -i- hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. Compare Howard. 2. nickname from Old French huard ‘owl’ (a derivative of huer ‘to cry or howl’). There has probably also been some confusion with Houard. [03333310 A Huard is documented in Quebec city in 1667; the secondary surnames Laliberte and Desilets are also recorded.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Huard is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In French, wise or vigilant person, from OF huard owl (a deriv. of huer to cry, howl, of imitative origin). There has probably also been some confusion with Houard. Vars.: Huchez; Huquet (Normandy, Picardy); Huchot (with a different suffix); Huchier, H(e)ucheux, Huqueux (agent nouns). Pej.: Huchard. Huart see Howard Huchon see Hugh Hubacek see G^bski
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
In French, 2. nickname for a wise or vigilant person, from OF huard owl (a deriv. of huer to cry, howl, of imitative origin). There has probably also been some confusion with Houard.
as a nameA dictionary of surnames
In French, great northern loon (North America), great northern diver (Europe)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In French, Dérivé du nom germanique Hugo, de hug « intelligence, esprit ».
as a nameDictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition
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)
- Léonard Huard de Saint-Aubinb. 1770FRFrench officer (1770-1812)
- Louis Huardb. 1814FRFrench-born illustrator who worked in London
- Charles-Lucien Huardb. 1837FRFrench playwright (1839-1900)
- Pierre Huardb. 1901FRFrench doctor, medical historian and anthropologist in Indochina (1901-1983)
- John Huardb. 1944USAmerican and Canadian football player (1944-2025)
- Gaëtan Huardb. 1962FRFrench football player/commentator
- Patrick Huardb. 1969CAFrench Canadian actor and comedian
- Laurent Huardb. 1973FRFrench footballer and manager
- Brock Huardb. 1976USAmerican football player (born 1976)
- Matthieu Huardb. 1998FRFrench association football player
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).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 17 sources across 7 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.4K | #18,312 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.4K | #19,782 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.3K | #20,004 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 836 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 792 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 775 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 740 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 658 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 628 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 617 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 573 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 493 | — |
Reference works 6
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- 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
- Where does the name Huard come from?
- 1. from the Germanic personal name Huard, composed of hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ -i- hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. Compare Howard. 2. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Huard?
- A machine transcription gives /ɥaʁ/ (IPA) for French.
- What does the name Huard mean?
- Recorded meaning: 1. from the Germanic personal name Huard, composed of hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ -i- hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
- In which country does Huard have the most bearers?
- Huard is most frequently recorded in France.
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