# Bayard (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bayard/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,556 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,958 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 198,423 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (1,486 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbeɪ.ɚd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bayard in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bayard in the United States.

## People named Bayard

- Thomas F. Bayard, American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1828–1898)
- Richard H. Bayard, American judge (1796-1868)
- James A. Bayard, American politician (1767-1815)
- James A. Bayard Jr., American politician (1799-1880)
- Thomas F. Bayard Jr., American politician (1868-1942)

## Similar surnames

Byard, Byrd, Beard, Baird, Bard, Board, Bardo, Barrett, Brady, Bird, Britt, Burt.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.