Explore the Family Name Medard

The meaning of Medard

French and Haitian (Médard): from the French personal name Médard, from ancient Germanic Madhard, composed of the elements mad ‘respect’ and hard ‘hard’. This name was borne by a Christian saint, Saint Medardus (456–545), a Frankish bishop.

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How common is the last name Medard in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Medard has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 123,314 in popularity with a count of 129, representing a proportion of 0.05 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had risen to 94,311 with a count of 194, increasing the proportion to 0.07 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of 23.52% in rank and an impressive 50.39% increase in count over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#123,314	#94,311	23.52%
Count	129	194	50.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.07	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Medard

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Medard also saw changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this last name identified as Black, with 79.07% in 2000 and 77.32% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 2.21%. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 12.74%, from 12.40% to 10.82%. Those reporting two or more races dropped by 40.97%, from 6.98% to 4.12%. Additionally, there was a new emergence of Hispanic representation at 4.64% in 2010, while Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	79.07%	77.32%	-2.21%
White	12.4%	10.82%	-12.74%
Hispanic	0%	4.64%	0%
Two or More Races	6.98%	4.12%	-40.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%