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    The surname Girard

    A French surname, carried by 12,975 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G663

    Girard: #2,778 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Girard #2,778, 12,975 people Girard: #2,778 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Girard #2,778, 12,975 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Girard is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from French Girard.

    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 12,975 people named Girard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,795 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,407.

    #2,778
    rank among US surnames
    12,975
    people in 2010
    4.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #2,677)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,769Easter13,03623,684
    #2,770Burden13,02823,699
    #2,772Salvador13,02123,711
    #2,773Schell13,01623,720
    #2,774Devlin13,01423,724
    #2,775Woo13,00323,744
    #2,776Steen12,98923,770

    Who is named Girard

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

    92% of people named Girard identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Girards

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joe Girard
      American salesman (1928–2019)
    • Joseph W. Girard
      Actor (1871-1949)
    • Alexander Girard
      American architect and designer (1907-1993)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Girard

    Girard has the Soundex code G663, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G663.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Girard come from?
    Borrowed from French Girard.
    How common is the surname Girard?
    12,975 people in the United States had the surname Girard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,795 Americans. It ranked 2,778th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Girard?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Girard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Girard?
    Joe Girard, American salesman (1928–2019), followed by Joseph W. Girard.
    Where is the surname Girard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Girard in the United States.
    Is the surname Girard getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,975 in 2010, up 4.6%.