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The Herard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 671 people carried this name — #33,894 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is up 36% from 495 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Herard surname

Borrowed from French Hérard. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Herard» (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 778 people named Herard.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Aube.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Aube 124
Doubs 70
Paris 68
Charente-Maritime 36
Charente 33
Marne 33
Rhône 31
Côte-d’Or 31

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

In print

Herard in American newspapers,
1894–1897.

Newspaper page from The Flagstaff Sun-democrat carrying the name Herard
The Flagstaff Sun-democrat 1897-04-15
Newspaper page from Echo De L'ouest carrying the name Herard
Echo De L'ouest 1896-07-17
Newspaper page from Richmond Dispatch carrying the name Herard
Richmond Dispatch 1894-09-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,126 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Herard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Denis Herard 1944–2023 · politician
  • Reginald Herard 1956–1999 · visual artist
  • Fabien Herard 1980– · basketball player
  • Damien Herard 1982– · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Herard 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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