Gaspard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Gaspard can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. The people of this region were originally known only by a single name, but it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves, as populations grew and travel became more frequent. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and patronymic surnames, derived from the father's given name were the most common type of family name adopted in the region of Venice. The Italian surname Gaspard came from the personal name Gaspare, derived from the Latin name Gasparus, and ultimately derived from "kaspar," a Persian word meaning "treasurer" and name of one of the three Magi.

Early Origins of the Gaspard family

The surname Gaspard was first found in Vicenza, anciently known as Vicetia, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Vicenza. It was conquered by the Venetians in 1405. It has many beautiful palaces and churches, galleries and museums. The cathedral is Gothic. The original church SS.Felice e Fortunato was built in 975 but has been much altered. It is notable for its development painters, architects, sculptors and scholars. Natives were Trissino, Palladio, Pigafetta, Fogazzaro, Mantegna, Montagna, Speranza, Scamozzi and Buoncosiglio. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Gaspard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gaspard research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1588, 1590, 1648, 1660, 1661, 1683, 1702, 1712, 1725, 1727, 1743, 1749 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Gaspard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gaspard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaspari, Gasparo, Gasperi, Gasparri, Casparri, Degasperi, Gasparelli, Gasparini, Gasparetti, Gasparetto, Gaspardo, Gasparon, Gasperin, Gasbarrini, Gasperoni, Gasparrini, Sperelli, Sperotto, Speroni and many more.

Early Notables of the Gaspard family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was David Caspari (1648-1702), a German Lutheran theologian, rector of Riga Cathedral; and his son, Georg Caspari (1683-1743), a Baltic German academic; Sperone Speroni degli Alvarotti (1500-1588), an Italian Renaissance humanist, scholar and dramatist; Antonio Gaspari, (before 1660-after 1749), an Italian architect of the late-Baroque, active in both Venice and the terrafirma of the Veneto; and his son, Giovanni Paolo Gaspari (1712-1775), Italian painter active mainly in Germany; Gaspare Gasparini (died 1590), an Italian...
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Gaspard Ranking

In the United States, the name Gaspard is the 7,980^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Gaspard is ranked the 2,193^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,901 people with that name. 2

Gaspard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gaspard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Pierre Gaspard, who landed in New York, NY in 1650 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Gaspard (post 1700) +

Shad Chad Javier Romane Chittick Gaspard (1981-2020), American professional wrestler and actor
Patrick Gaspard (b. 1967), American Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee, White House Director of Political Affairs (2009-2011), United States Ambassador to South Africa (2013-2016)
Mitch Gaspard (b. 1965), American head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
Pierre Gaspard (1834-1915), French mountain climber who made the first ascent of La Meije
Marie Gaspard, French slalom canoer
François Gaspard (1710-1761), French painter and pastel artist of the Rococo movement
Pierre Gaspard (1763-1794), French politician of the Revolutionary period
Michael Gaspard Rizzello OBE (1926-2004), British sculptor and designer, best known for his sculpture David Lloyd George in Cathays Park, Cardiff and for his design of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
John Gaspard Gubbins (1877-1935), English-born, South African collector and writer
Jean-François Gaspard Normand, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Jean-François Normand. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html