Gard Family History

Gard Surname Meaning

English (southern): occupational name from Middle English gard(e) guard(e) ‘care custody protection’ (Old French garde ‘guard watchman’) for a member of a town watch or troop of guards.

Norwegian (also Gård): habitational name from any of the two farmsteads so named in Rogaland from Old Norse garthr ‘farm’.

Swedish (Gård): topographic or ornamental name from gård ‘farm’.

French: metonymic occupational name for a gardener or status name for someone who owned garden from Old French gard ‘garden’. Compare Dugard Gardin and Legard.

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name such as Gardulf based on the Old Saxon element gard ‘enclosure farm’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Garde, Bard, Hard, Agard, Ward, Gadd, Mars, Lard, Card, Garr

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4K	Immigration Records
45K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Gard family from?

You can see how Gard families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gard family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gard families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 194 Gard families living in Devon. This was about 22% of all the recorded Gard's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Gard families in 1891.

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What did your Gard ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gard. 7% of Gard men worked as a General labourer and 68% of Gard women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gard were Gardener and Housekeeper.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Plumber

Incapacitated

Gardener

Unpaid domestic duties

68%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

Housekeeper

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Census Record

There are 45K census records available for the last name Gard. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Gard census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 4K immigration records available for the last name Gard. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 10K military records available for the last name Gard. For the veterans among your Gard ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gard lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Gard life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Gard in 1940 was 31, and 75 in 2004.

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Gard Surname Meaning

English (southern): occupational name from Middle English gard(e) guard(e) ‘care custody protection’ (Old French garde ‘guard watchman’) for a member of a town watch or troop of guards.

Norwegian (also Gård): habitational name from any of the two farmsteads so named in Rogaland from Old Norse garthr ‘farm’.

Swedish (Gård): topographic or ornamental name from gård ‘farm’.

French: metonymic occupational name for a gardener or status name for someone who owned garden from Old French gard ‘garden’. Compare Dugard Gardin and Legard.

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name such as Gardulf based on the Old Saxon element gard ‘enclosure farm’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Gard family from?

What did your Gard ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Plumber

Incapacitated

Gardener

Unpaid domestic duties

68%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

Housekeeper

What Gard family records will you find?

What is the average Gard lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Gard life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Gard in 1940 was 31, and 75 in 2004.

Gard Family History

Gard Surname Meaning

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Gard Surname Meaning

270,000 record(s) for Gard

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Where is the Gard family from?

What did your Gard ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Gard family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Gard lifespan?

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