Girard Surname
Approximately 149,937 people bear this surname
Girard Surname Definition:
(French) Descendant of Girard (spear, firm).
Girard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 87,796 | 1:757 | 17 |
| Canada | 37,173 | 1:991 | 56 |
| United States | 17,279 | 1:20,977 | 2,647 |
| Switzerland | 1,938 | 1:4,238 | 606 |
| Argentina | 1,412 | 1:30,272 | 2,551 |
| Brazil | 676 | 1:316,678 | 12,202 |
| New Caledonia | 338 | 1:817 | 11 |
| England | 308 | 1:180,903 | 16,305 |
| Italy | 291 | 1:210,160 | 29,866 |
| Germany | 261 | 1:308,450 | 31,327 |
| Australia | 258 | 1:104,634 | 11,756 |
| Thailand | 222 | 1:318,191 | 54,801 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Mexico | 175 | 1:709,293 | 10,901 |
| Spain | 147 | 1:318,041 | 18,803 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Guatemala | 146 | 1:110,155 | 3,044 |
| Belgium | 144 | 1:79,838 | 12,578 |
| French Polynesia | 135 | 1:2,080 | 412 |
| Saint Lucia | 96 | 1:1,862 | 332 |
| Haiti | 93 | 1:114,881 | 5,373 |
| Guernsey | 66 | 1:976 | 172 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 1:281,453 | 34,544 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Uruguay | 33 | 1:103,993 | 10,112 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Honduras | 24 | 1:367,352 | 2,948 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Guyana | 13 | 1:58,632 | 4,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 125 | 1:261 | 35 |
| Jersey | 39 | 1:1,330 | 208 |
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,044 | 1:48,102 | 5,497 |
Girard (2,446) may also be a first name.
Girard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Descendant of Girard (spear, firm).
Girard Demographics
Average Male Girard Height
175.42 cm
Average Female Girard Height
163.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Girard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Girard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Girard (Russian: Гирард) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Girard.
How Common Is The Last Name Girard? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,745th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 48,604 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Girard reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 149,634th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 2,446 people.
The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 87,796 people, or 1 in 757. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent reside. Apart from France Girard exists in 100 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Girard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Girard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,655 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Girard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Girard surname are 0.40000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.63% being registered with the party.
The amount Girard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 53.01% more than the national average, earning €45,950 per year; in Norway they earn 146.23% more than the national average, earning 852,167 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,228 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning R 283,056 per year; in United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.53% less than the national average, earning $42,463 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Girard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Girard in the Russian language | ||
| Гирард | girard | - |
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Girard Reference & Research
Girardin / Girard FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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