Find out how popular the last name Belgarde is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Belgarde.

Belgarde, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Belgarde surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Belgarde in America

Belgarde is the 21717th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Belgarde surname appeared 1,198 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Belgarde.

We can also compare 2010 data for Belgarde to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Belgarde

The surname Belgarde has its origins in France, with records dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old French words "belle" meaning beautiful and "gard" meaning guard or watchman. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a sentry or guard at a castle or fortified town.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Victor de Marseille, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, where a certain Peire Belgarde is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Provence.

In the 13th century, the name can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de la Ville de Reims, a registry of citizens in the city of Reims. This indicates that the Belgarde family had established itself in this region of northern France.

During the 14th century, a branch of the Belgarde family appears to have settled in the Duchy of Burgundy, as evidenced by the mention of a Jacques Belgarde in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Cîteaux, a collection of documents from the Cistercian monastery.

Notably, in the 15th century, a renowned French nobleman named Jean de Belgarde (1420-1492) served as a military commander under King Charles VII and later Louis XI, playing a crucial role in the Hundred Years' War against the English.

Another prominent figure with this surname was Pierre Belgarde (1594-1657), a French Jesuit missionary who traveled to New France (modern-day Canada) in the early 17th century, working to convert indigenous populations to Christianity.

In the 18th century, the name Belgarde appears in the records of the Château de Versailles, where a certain Louis Belgarde (1712-1782) served as a gardener in the royal gardens.

Over the centuries, variations of the spelling have included Bellegarde, Bellgarde, and Belguarde, reflecting the influence of regional dialects and pronunciation differences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Belgarde

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Belgarde.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Belgarde was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Belgarde has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Belgarde was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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