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    The surname Brassard

    A French surname, carried by 1,809 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B626

    Brassard: #16,031 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Brassard #16,031, 1,809 people Brassard: #16,031 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Brassard #16,031, 1,809 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brassard is more common than 90.1% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Brassard.

    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 1,809 people named Brassard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,672 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,509.

    #16,031
    rank among US surnames
    1,809
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.9%
    change since 2000 (was #17,268)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,022Grayer1,811170,483
    #16,025Coryell1,810170,578
    #16,031Buda1,809170,672

    Who is named Brassard

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

    93% of people named Brassard identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Brassards

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • André Brassard
      Actor, stage director, artistic director, film director (1946–2022)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Brassard

    Brassard has the Soundex code B626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B626.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Brassard come from?
    From French Brassard.
    How common is the surname Brassard?
    1,809 people in the United States had the surname Brassard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,672 Americans. It ranked 16,031st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brassard?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Brassard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Brassard?
    André Brassard, actor, stage director, artistic director, film director (1946–2022).
    Where is the surname Brassard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Brassard in Canada.
    Is the surname Brassard getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,809 in 2010, up 20%.