The Menard surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 10,973 people carried this name — #3,027 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,600 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 11,746 people named Menard.
113 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 95 départements, most often Maine-et-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
90 people named Menard live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
49 people named Menard have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 91 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Menard in American newspapers,
1860–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,406 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Menard,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre Menard 1766–1844 · politician -
Anai͏̈s Ségalas 1819–1895 · writer -
Joan Menard 1935– · politician -
Andrea Menard 1971– · actor -
Paul Menard 1980– · racing automobile driver
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 42 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Menard.
- Melot 223 · U.S. census
- Melotte 181 · U.S. census
- Meltz 408 · U.S. census
- Meme 125 · U.S. census
- Men 896 · U.S. census
- Mena 14,299 · U.S. census
- Mencarelli 126 · U.S. census
- Menconi 399 · U.S. census
- Mendel 2,574 · U.S. census
- Mendes 8,034 · U.S. census
- Mendez 112,736 · U.S. census
- Mendonca 3,157 · U.S. census
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