The Ard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,807 people carried this name — #5,141 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,300 people counted. That is down 5% from 7,147 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Ard surname

A Scottish habitational name from any of several places called Aird, whose names in turn derive from Scottish Gaelic àird (“promontory, height”) or àirde (“height”), from àrd (“high”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ard» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Ard in American newspapers,
1881.

Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Ard
St. Tammany Farmer 1881-11-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,255 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ard in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1990s.

45,225 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ard. The most, 8,585, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 14,986
Victoria 9,459
Queensland 7,688
South Australia 6,253
Western Australia 3,431
Tasmania 2,807
ACT (Canberra) 423
Northern Territory 51

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ard.

Who carried it

People named Ard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Ard 1922–1960 · writer
  • Kurt Ard 1925–2026 · illustrator

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ard,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States329 records

329 records of the Ard name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 228
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 61
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 13
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Howard Carlton Ard

    Born 1930; from Jay, Florida. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1969 in Chuong Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Filmore Ard

    Born 1916 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Knox; farm hand from Russell County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1944, buried at Mill Springs National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Janet Ard

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the India from Glasgow, aged 38; matron. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 329 records for Ard in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Ard name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Milton Ard

    Buried in 1949 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Ard

    Buried in 1985 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Henry Ard

    Died in service in 1953.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Ard in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Ard name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Ard

    Arrived in Victoria in 1907 aboard the Suffolk, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Ard

    Of Pompey Point, New South Wales; died 1881.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles Ard

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Ormuz, aged 17.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Ard in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France3 records

3 records of the Ard name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Michel Ard

    Born 1912 in Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban (Ardèche); died 1973 in Loriol-sur-Drôme (Drôme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Germaine Ard

    Born 1907 in Louzignac; died 1997 in Louzignac (Charente-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elisabeth Amelie Noemie Ard

    Born 1897 in Chaillevette; died 1981 in Vaux-sur-Mer (Charente-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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