Maillard Family History
Maillard Name Meaning
French: cognate of Maillot ‘big mallet’. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Magilhard composed of the elements magil an augmented form of magin magan ‘strength might’ + hard ‘hardy brave strong’ or Madelhard from madal ‘council’ + hard. Compare Mayard . English: from the Old French male personal name Maillart of ancient Germanic origin (see 2 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022