Bedard surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bedard surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,934 people carried this name — #5,402 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,500 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 365 people named Bedard.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Morbihan.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Morbihan 222
Indre-et-Loire 19
Paris 16
Loire-Atlantique 14
Loir-et-Cher 13
Sarthe 7
Ille-et-Vilaine 7
Eure-et-Loir 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Bedard in American newspapers,
1901–1951.

Newspaper page from The L'Anse Sentinel carrying the name Bedard
The L'Anse Sentinel 1920-12-10
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Bedard
The Washington Daily News 1946-03-06
Newspaper page from Trainman News carrying the name Bedard
Trainman News 1951-12-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,446 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bedard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michael Bedard
    Michael Bedard 1949– · writer
  • Jim Bedard
    Jim Bedard 1956– · ice hockey player
  • Irene Bedard
    Irene Bedard 1967– · actor
  • Aaron Bedard
    Aaron Bedard 1969– · singer
  • Tony Bedard
    Tony Bedard 2000– · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 27 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Bedard is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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