Villard Family History
Villard Name Meaning
French: topographic name a variant of Villar denoting an inhabitant of a hamlet; or a habitational name from (Le) Villard the name of several places in various parts of France. This surname is also found in Haiti. Altered form of German Hilgard: from the female personal name Hildegard composed of the ancient Germanic elements hild ‘strife battle’ + gard ‘protective enclosure yard’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022