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    The surname Bedard

    A French surname, carried by 6,046 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B363

    Bedard: #5,734 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bedard #5,734, 6,046 people Bedard: #5,734 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bedard #5,734, 6,046 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bedard is more common than 96.5% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Bédard.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,046 people named Bedard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,066 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,934.

    #5,734
    rank among US surnames
    6,046
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #5,402)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,730Maupin6,05151,024
    #5,731Scofield6,04851,049
    #5,732Sim6,04751,058
    #5,734Abeyta6,04651,066

    Who is named Bedard

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Bedard identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bedards

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Irene Bedard
      American actress, born 1967

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bedard come from?
    From French Bédard.
    How common is the surname Bedard?
    6,046 people in the United States had the surname Bedard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,066 Americans. It ranked 5,734th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bedard?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bedard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Bedard?
    Irene Bedard, American actress.
    Where is the surname Bedard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bedard in the United States.
    Is the surname Bedard getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,046 in 2010, up 1.9%.