# Gaillard (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gaillard/  
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 French, equivalent to English Gaylord

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,566 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,140 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 120,322 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (2,304 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Gaillard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gaillard 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) | 46% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gaillard in the United States.

## People named Gaillard

- Mary K. Gaillard, American physicist
- Slim Gaillard, American musician (1916–1991)
- Robert Gaillard, American actor, film director and screenwriter (1868–1941)
- John Gaillard, American politician (1765-1826)

## Similar surnames

Gallardo, Gaylord, Gilliard, Gillard, Gilyard, Gilreath, Goulart.

## 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.