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Early Origins of the Gascard family

The surname Gascard was first found in Provence, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gascard family

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Gascard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gasquet, Gasqué, Gasquer, Gasquette, Gausqet, Gasquait, Les Gasques and many more.

Early Notables of the Gascard family

Notable amongst the names at this time was

  • Henri Gascar (1635-1701), English portrait-painter, born at Paris in 1635, and emigrated to England about 1674 in the train or at the invitation of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. "Gascar...

Gascard Ranking

In France, the name Gascard is the 7,128th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Gascard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gascard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Julie Gascard, aged 28, originally from Biarritz, France, arrived in New York in 1910 aboard the ship "Kaiserin Augusta Victoria" from Cherbourg, France 2
  • Margarethe Gascard, aged 42, originally from Zurich, Switzerland, arrived in New York N.Y. in 1911 aboard the ship "Main" from Bremen, Germany 2
  • Margarsthe Gascard, aged 62, originally from Ascotvale, Austrlia, arrived in New York in 1922 aboard the ship "Mauretania" from Southampton, England 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gascard (post 1700) +

  • André Gascard (1890-1969), French footballer who played for Marseille from 1917 to 1919 and then manged the same team (1938-1939) and (1941-1942)


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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