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The Brassard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,809 people carried this name — #16,031 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is up 20% from 1,509 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Brassard surname

A surname from Old French.

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 105 people named Brassard.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Nord 19
Somme 15
Martinique 12
Charente-Maritime 11
Paris 10
Deux-Sèvres 6
Pas-de-Calais 6
Loire 5

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

Who carried it

People named Brassard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • André Brassard d. 2009 · university teacher
  • Thomas Brassard 1827–1887 · politician
  • David Brassard 1861–1946
  • Adolphe Brassard 1889–1962
  • Adolphe Brassard 1891–1962
  • Sylvio Brassard 1898–1975 · architect

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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