Liard Surname

110,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Liard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lyard,' one with iron-grey or dapple grey hair. Burns uses liari for locks of iron-grey; and Aubrey in his Lives describes Butler, author of Hudibras, as having 'a head of sorrell haire.'

Henry Lyard, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Liard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,2281:20,5772,377
Canada2901:127,05413,264
Switzerland2101:39,1095,581
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Belgium1441:79,83812,578
Uruguay681:50,4675,617
England421:1,326,62059,571
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Panama51:782,45211,059
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Liard (36) may also be a first name.

Liard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lyard,' one with iron-grey or dapple grey hair. Burns uses liari for locks of iron-grey; and Aubrey in his Lives describes Butler, author of Hudibras, as having 'a head of sorrell haire.'

Henry Lyard, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Liard, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Walter Lyhert. H'.

1577. Married — William Burton, stationtex and Anne Lyard: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French) Grey-Haired [Middle English and Dialectal English lyard(e, liard(e, lyarl(e, Old French liart, liard, L. Latin liard-us, grey] This word was applied to a grey horse, as ‘Bayard’ was to a bay horse— That was wel twight [pulled] myn owene lyard boy.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, D 1563.

Now ken, my reverend sonsy fair, Thy rankled [wrinkled] cheeks and lyart hair.—Ramsay, Luckie Nansy, 31-2.

In France, this surname occurs also with the diminutive suff. -et, -ot.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Liard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Liard Come From? nationality or country of origin

Liard has its highest incidence in France. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Liard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 110,580th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,734,304 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Liard live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Liard is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 36 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 3,228 people, or 1 in 20,577. In France it is mostly found in: Normandy, where 19 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent reside. Aside from France it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Liard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Liard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Liard surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liard surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Liard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning $39,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.92% less than the national average, earning $41,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gliard911/
Lard891,691/
Liar89287/
Laird8042,737/
Leard802,131/
Lyard80545/
Leird8095/
Laurd8030/
Liord8023/
Liart8022/
Larød8013/
Gliar8011/
Laard8011/
Liare8011/
Lhard809/
Llard809/
Lardh807/
Lards804/
Loird804/
Larrd802/
Layrd802/
Liaar802/
Laerd801/
Lardå801/
Lardì801/
Luird801/
Glillard771/
Lar7521,015/
Liarte732,258/
Leared7349/
Laired7319/
Liarth7315/
Lgaard7310/
Lahard737/
Lairds736/
Liartt734/
Leahrd732/
Lhardt732/
Lægard731/
Lajred731/
Hlardt731/
Lliare731/
Laaird731/
Laihrd731/
Hllard731/
Leardh730/
Lairrd730/
Leards730/
Lord6798,723/
Lare6750,823/
Lear6716,808/
Lair6712,331/
Lahr678,845/
Laur677,978/
Laar675,977/
Loir671,831/
Lior67938/
Larr67526/
Lart67481/
Leir67214/
Lgar67163/
Layr67151/
Larh67145/
Lægaard67140/
Lyar67113/
Ølgaard6786/
Larz6751/
Latr6727/
Laár6723/
Lhar6718/
Llar6715/
Lörd6711/
Lerd678/
Lajr677/
Llgaard675/
Hlar675/
Lasr675/
Larp674/
Lardova671/
Hllyard671/
Láir671/
Lardová671/

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