Huard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Huard family

The surname Huard was first found in Maine, where the family was established in a village in the department of Sarthe, in the district of Mamers.

Early History of the Huard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Huard research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1292, 1545, 1580, 1645, 1716, 1831, 1839 and 1900 are included under the topic Early Huard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Huard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Huard, Huart, Duhart, Huarte and others.

Early Notables of the Huard family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Adrien-Henri Huard (1831-1900), a lawyer, and Charles-Lucien Huard (1839-1900), an author

Huard World Ranking

In the United States, the name Huard is the 15,175^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Huard is ranked the 934^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,820 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Huard is the 334^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Huard as 1,162^nd with 4,742 people. 4

Huard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Huard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mathieu Huard, who married Jeanne Jourdain in America in 1707

Huard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

H Huard, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5

Huard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Huard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Huard, who married Marie-Anne Amiot in Quebec in 1670
Jean Huard, son of Marin and Julienne, who married Anne-Marie Amiot, daughter of Mathieu and Marie, in Quebec on 30th April 1670 6
François Huard, who married Jeanne Brunet in Champlain, Quebec in 1684
François Huard, son of Jérôme and Anne, who married Jeanne Brunet, daughter of Michel and Blanchard, in Champlain, Quebec on 12th April 1684 6

Huard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mathieu Huard, son of Jean and Anne-Marie, who married Jeanne Jourdain, daughter of Guillaume and Jeanne, in Quebec on 21st September 1705 6
Jacques Huard, son of Jean and Anne-Marie, who married Angélique Boucher, daughter of Jean and Angélique, in Lévis, Quebec on 19th November 1716 6
Jacques Huard, who married Angélique Boucher in Lévis, Quebec in 1716
Etienne Huard, son of Jean and Anne-Marie, who married Thérèse Dolbec, daughter of François and Anne, in Saint-Augustin, Quebec on 6th November 1719 6
Joseph Huard, son of Mathieu and Jeanne, who married Suzanne Lemieux, daughter of Michel and Marguerite, in Lévis, Quebec on 26th November 1737 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Huard (post 1700) +

John Roland "Big John" Huard (b. 1944), American former NFL linebacker and CFL coach
Brock Anthony Huard (b. 1976), former American NFL football quarterback
Damon Paul Huard (b. 1973), former American NFL football quarterback
Léonard Jean Aubry Huard de Saint-Aubin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
Laurent Huard (b. 1973), French football coach
Gaëtan Huard (b. 1962), retired French footballer
Charles Huard (1874-1965), Canadian merchant, descended from a family of industrialists, specializing in the leather industry
Georges Huard (1887-1962), Canadian author who researched the history of Normandy and wrote: "L'Art en Normandie" (1939)
Victor-Alphonse Huard (1853-1929), French-Canadian churchman, naturalist, writer and editor
Roland "Rolly" Huard (b. 1902), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey centre from Ottawa
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 10) LÃ©onard Huard. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html