Bayard Surname
Approximately 12,686 people bear this surname
Bayard Surname Definition:
= Bay (q.v.) + the French intens. suff. -ard, Teutonic hard/t, ‘hard.’ Thomas Bayard.—Hundred Rolls Thebald le Bayard.— do.
Til bisshopes bayardes [bay horses] Ben [be] beggeris chaumbres.
—Piers Plowman, 2329-30.
Cp.
Read More About This SurnameBayard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5,343 | 1:12,432 | 1,235 |
| Haiti | 2,359 | 1:4,529 | 574 |
| United States | 1,743 | 1:207,951 | 20,360 |
| Switzerland | 767 | 1:10,708 | 1,755 |
| Canada | 654 | 1:56,339 | 6,663 |
| Belgium | 343 | 1:33,518 | 5,456 |
| Australia | 305 | 1:88,510 | 10,201 |
| Cuba | 282 | 1:40,861 | 1,829 |
| Panama | 132 | 1:29,638 | 1,747 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Ivory Coast | 103 | 1:223,993 | 9,237 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Sweden | 87 | 1:113,181 | 8,121 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| Chile | 63 | 1:279,627 | 8,218 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 588 | 1:85,406 | 8,900 |
Bayard (1,804) may also be a first name.
Bayard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Bay (q.v.) + the French intens. suff. -ard, Teutonic hard/t, ‘hard.’ Thomas Bayard.—Hundred Rolls Thebald le Bayard.— do.
Til bisshopes bayardes [bay horses] Ben [be] beggeris chaumbres.
—Piers Plowman, 2329-30.
Cp. Layard.
(French), Brown-complexioned. Pierre du Terrail dit Bayard probably received his name from his complexion; but in Romance “bayard” signifies spectator or gazer, curious, eager, attentive.
Bayard Demographics
Average Male Bayard Height
176.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bayard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bayard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bayard (Arabic: بايارد, Russian: Баярд) is found most frequently in France. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bayard? popularity and diffusion
Bayard is the 41,213th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 574,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Bayard live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 179,873rd most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 1,804 people.
It is most common in France, where it is borne by 5,343 people, or 1 in 12,432. In France Bayard is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 32 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Other than France this last name occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Bayard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bayard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 296 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bayard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bayard last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bayard last name are 9.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bayard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.91% more than the national average, earning R 327,732 per year; in Colombia they earn 37% less than the national average, earning $14,302,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $47,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,067 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bayard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bayard in the Russian language | ||
| Баярд | baard | - |
| Bayard in the Arabic language | ||
| بايارد | bayard | - |
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