Gallard Surname
Approximately 4,843 people bear this surname
Gallard Surname Definition:
Nick 'the gaillard,' the gay, the joyous, the bold. The spelling of the surname has gradually, yet naturally, settled down into Gillard, although other variants occur.
'Gaillard he was, as goldfinch in the shawe.': Chaucer, The Cook's Tale.
Read More About This SurnameGallard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,574 | 1:18,585 | 2,083 |
| Argentina | 300 | 1:142,478 | 12,055 |
| Australia | 296 | 1:91,202 | 10,456 |
| United States | 212 | 1:1,709,712 | 113,287 |
| England | 168 | 1:331,655 | 24,447 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Nicaragua | 34 | 1:177,091 | 2,402 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 136 | 1:179,231 | 14,852 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Gallard (23) may also be a first name.
Gallard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'the gaillard,' the gay, the joyous, the bold. The spelling of the surname has gradually, yet naturally, settled down into Gillard, although other variants occur.
'Gaillard he was, as goldfinch in the shawe.': Chaucer, The Cook's Tale.
John Gayllard, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Gallard, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Galard, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Margery Gaylard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Sabina Gaylard. Rolls of Parliament.
Nicholas Gaylard. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
(2) Bapt 'the son of Gaillard,' a girl's name; compare Joyce and Hillary.
Gaillarda Blome, Close Roll, 5 Edward II.
Gaylarde uxor Arnaldt de Puribus, Close Roll, 39 Henry III. pt.
1667. Bernard Galard and Joane March: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1675. William Archbould and Mary Gillart: ibid.
1676-7. Joshua Gallard and Anne Wakefield:.
Reginaldus de Galard' witnessed a charter by Adam de Hastengis of the land of Kengildurs to the Abbey of Aberbrothoc, c. 1214—26 (RAA, I, 87). John Galart or Gallard held the land of Keth Sywin or Swinis Keeth, Fife, in 1248, and Reginaldus de Gaillard is mentioned in connection with the land about the same date (RD, p. 96, 97,106). William Gallerd granted a receipt for the Regent, 1341 (ER, I, p. 476). Weekley explains this name as a variant of Gaillerd, from AF. Gallard, French gaillard (merry, lively, etc.). The name is recorded in Cambridgeshire in 1273.
= Gaillard, q.v.
Probably one of the many modifications of William.
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the Spanish adjetive gallardo, which means 'handsome' and 'brave'.
It is a deformation from the Catalan word gallart or the french equivalent, gallard or gaillard.
It comes from the french chevaliers in the Middle Ages, who came to Castile.
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Average Gallard Salary in
United States
$43,157 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gallard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gallard Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gallard is most common in France. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gallard? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 97,943rd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,504,759 people. The surname Gallard is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Gallard live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most common forename at a global level, held by 23 people.
It is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 3,574 people, or 1 in 18,585. In France Gallard is primarily found in: Pays de la Loire, where 44 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Beside France Gallard is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Gallard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gallard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gallard surname rose 642 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gallard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gallard surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gallard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning R 207,384 per year; in United States they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $43,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $45,005 CAD per year.
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