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The Chenard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 661 people carried this name — #34,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 650 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Chenard surname

Borrowed from French Chenard. This surname is mostly found in Canada.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Chenard» (English), 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 489 people named Chenard.

4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 4
Ille-et-Vilaine 87
Loire-Atlantique 66
Paris 54
Loiret 34
Martinique 29
Gironde 22
Eure-et-Loir 21
Rhône 16

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

Who carried it

People named Chenard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucien Chenard
    Lucien Chenard 1894–1971 · engineer
  • François Chenard de la Giraudais 1727–1776 · military personnel
  • Fernando Chenard 1919–1953 · photographer
  • Claude Chenard 1920– · actor
  • Chenz 1934–1991 · photographer
  • Pierre Chenard 1952– · researcher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Chenard 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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