Packard Surname

36,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Packard Surname Definition:

No doubt, as suggested by Mr. Lower, a corruption of Picard, which see. This form is very strongly represented in the United States.

1770. Married — Peter Packard and Jane Colebean: St. George, Hanover Square.

Packard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,9421:28,0063,493
England4711:118,29712,035
Australia4341:62,2027,507
Canada3631:101,50311,010
Japan811:1,578,32524,941
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Scotland341:157,4659,168
France171:3,907,219231,005
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Wales111:281,32115,850
India111:69,733,217610,955
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3051:79,9198,609
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5271:11,0931,441

Packard (87) may also be a first name.

Packard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

No doubt, as suggested by Mr. Lower, a corruption of Picard, which see. This form is very strongly represented in the United States.

1770. Married — Peter Packard and Jane Colebean: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The French Pac(c)ard (fairly common) [v. under Pack(e, and + the French diminutive (or intens.) suff. -ard, Old Teutonic hard, hard]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Descendant of Bacard (combat, strong).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Doubtless a corruption of Picard.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Picard, Native of Picardy.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Packard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Packard (Arabic: باكارد, Hindi: पॅकार्ड, Marathi: पॅकर) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Packard? popularity and diffusion

The last name Packard is the 36,307th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 501,586 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Packard reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name globally, held by 87 people.

The surname Packard is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 12,942 people, or 1 in 28,006. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Packard occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Packard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Packard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Packard surname increased 286 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Packard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Packard last name are 9.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.18% registered with the party.

The amount Packard earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.87% less than the national average, earning R 159,528 per year; in United States they earn 6.64% more than the national average, earning $46,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $47,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Packaard931/
Pachkard931/
Peackard931/
Packhard931/
Packarrd930/
Packards930/
Pacard92210/
Pakard9213/
Packhardt881/
Paccard861,173/
Pascard86143/
Paucard8692/
Packerd8614/
Pakkard867/
Packart864/
Paicard861/
Peckard861/
Phakard861/
Padkard861/
Pockard861/
Packord860/
Peacard860/
Paycard860/
Peckardt806/
Paeckart805/
Pockardt801/
Pacceard801/
Pocard77488/
Pecard77103/
Pokard7727/
Pacart7711/
Pekard777/
Pécard773/
Pacord770/
Peckhardt757/
Packert71354/
Peccard71166/
Poccard71115/
Pascart7168/
Peckart7136/
Paykart7118/
Poskard7110/
Paskart7110/
Pockart719/
Paucart717/
Peckerd713/
Peickhardt712/
Paquard712/
Paekerd712/
Pakherd711/
Peykard711/
Poicard711/
Phakart711/
Padkart711/
Peekard710/
Peckhart6749/
Pauckert6734/
Pheckerd671/
Pekhardt671/
Peikhard670/
Packhert670/
Pathcart670/
Peckaart670/
Peckordt670/

Packard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Packard in the Hindi language
पॅकार्डpekarda-
Packard in the Marathi language
पॅकरpekara-
Packard in the Arabic language
باكاردbakard-
بكاردbkard-

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