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    The surname Menard

    A French surname, carried by 11,543 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈnɒɹd/ 2 syllables Soundex M563

    Menard: #3,126 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Menard #3,126, 11,543 people Menard: #3,126 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Menard #3,126, 11,543 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Menard is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From French Ménard.

    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 11,543 people named Menard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,747 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,973.

    #3,126
    rank among US surnames
    11,543
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.2%
    change since 2000 (was #3,027)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,121Perrin11,55026,731
    #3,122McAdams11,54726,738
    #3,124Keeler11,54626,740
    #3,126Menard11,54326,747

    Who is named Menard

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

    85% of people named Menard identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Menards

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Paul Menard
      American racing driver, born 1980

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Menard

    Menard has the Soundex code M563, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M563.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Menard come from?
    From French Ménard.
    How common is the surname Menard?
    11,543 people in the United States had the surname Menard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,747 Americans. It ranked 3,126th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Menard?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Menard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Menard?
    Paul Menard, American racing driver.
    Where is the surname Menard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Menard in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Menard?
    Menard is /məˈnɒɹd/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Menard getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,543 in 2010, up 5.2%.