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

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 map

Where they were born

Born outside France 113
Maine-et-Loire 1,584
Loire-Atlantique 920
Paris 838
Ille-et-Vilaine 598
Sarthe 577
Deux-Sèvres 567
Charente-Maritime 516
Manche 489

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

Vaud 30
Zurich 16
Geneva 14
Valais 10
Bern 9
Basel-Stadt 5
Basel-Landschaft 3
St. Gallen 3

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

Pomeranian 26
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 9
Masovian 5
Łódź 3
Subcarpathian 2
Warmian-Masurian 2
West Pomeranian 2

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.

Newspaper page from The Gazette And Democrat carrying the name Menard
The Gazette And Democrat 1860-10-11
Newspaper page from The Weekly Roundabout carrying the name Menard
The Weekly Roundabout 1880-05-08
Newspaper page from The Sully County Watchman carrying the name Menard
The Sully County Watchman 1893-05-12

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.

  • Pierre Menard
    Pierre Menard 1766–1844 · politician
  • Anai͏̈s Ségalas
    Anai͏̈s Ségalas 1819–1895 · writer
  • Joan Menard
    Joan Menard 1935– · politician
  • Andrea Menard
    Andrea Menard 1971– · actor
  • Paul Menard
    Paul Menard 1980– · racing automobile driver

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 42 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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