Testard Surname

147,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Testard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Testard,' an early baptismal name; compare the French Tetard.

Henry Testard, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Testard, Suffolk, ibid.

Ralph Testard, Yorkshire, ibid.

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Testard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,8801:23,0632,696
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England41:13,929,515290,718
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Testard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Testard,' an early baptismal name; compare the French Tetard.

Henry Testard, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Testard, Suffolk, ibid.

Ralph Testard, Yorkshire, ibid.

Richard Testard, Surrey, Henry III- Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Willelmus Testard, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Testard, 1379: ibid.

1696. Married — Anthony Testard and Martha Cominglby (sic): St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

Apparently a nickname from Fr, = la grosse tête, great head. James Testard in Luidmuic of Glenmuick, 1800 (Aberdeen CR.). "Testard is a fairly common name in France; but the mod. form Tétard is more frequent" (Harrison). compare Tester.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A family of this name in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, are said to be descended from a Frenchman who was 'taster' to Mary, queen of Scots, whom he accompanied from France. If this is correct the name may be from AF. tester, testar, assayer. More likely, however, the name is same as Testard, which see, with loss of final d.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin + Teutonic) a nickname = Great Head (cp. Greathead) [Old French teste (French tête), a head; Latin testa, a pot, skull + the French intens. suff. -ard, Teutonic hard, hard] Robert Testard.—Hundred Rolls Testard is a fairly common name in France; but the mod. form Tétard (cp. French têtard, bull-head, tadpole) is more frequent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This word has several distinct meanings. As a surname it is probably derived from the baptismal Testard, which is found in. a Pipe Roll of the year 1131. Hozier. Ann. de la France, deduces it from Guillaume "Teste-hardie," Duke of Burgundy, early in the XI. century. Testard. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Testard Last Name Facts

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

Testard is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Testard.

How Common Is The Last Name Testard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 147,716th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,432,425 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Testard reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 2,880 people, or 1 in 23,063. In France it is most common in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent reside. Besides France it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Testard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Testard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Testard last name increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Testard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Testard last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Testard earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tetard921,839/
Testar92199/
Testart86588/
Tastard86564/
Thetard86117/
Tietard8639/
Thestar8635/
Testare863/
Tettard863/
Testair861/
Tetards860/
Tetar83957/
Testaert80332/
Thietard8022/
Testeart801/
Tetart771,413/
Testor77439/
Tetaur7735/
Tétard7731/
Tetare7728/
Titard7722/
Tistar7712/
Tethar7711/
Teatar776/
Tettar774/
Thetar771/
Teytar771/
Têtard771/
Tetgar771/
Teetar771/
Textar770/
Testore71381/
Tettart7185/
Taitard7121/
Thétard7113/
Testorp7112/
Tesstor7111/
Testour7111/
Thethar7111/
Thetare718/
Teithar717/
Taytard716/
Tittard714/
Thetaar713/
Tastart711/
Testert711/
Tuistar711/
Taistar711/
Texstor711/
Teteurd711/
Teetare711/
Teestor710/
Teastor710/
Tătar671,321/
Tytar671,133/
Titar67887/
Tetor67126/
Tistaert67105/
Thietart676/
Tätar674/
Tétar671/

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