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

Brizard, 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 Brizard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brizard in America

Brizard is the 90113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brizard surname appeared 205 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 Brizard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brizard 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 Brizard

The surname Brizard has its origins in France, with the earliest known references dating back to the 12th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Old French term "brisard," which means "to break." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked with breaking things, such as a woodcutter or a quarry worker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Brizard can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Victor de Marseille, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the Saint-Victor Abbey in Marseille, France. The name appears in a document dated 1192, referring to a person named Petrus Brizardi.

In the 13th century, the name Brizard was also found in various records from the region of Burgundy, France. For instance, a person named Hugues Brizard is mentioned in a document from the town of Dijon, dated 1263.

During the 14th century, the Brizard surname began to spread to other parts of France, as well as to neighboring regions. One notable example is Jean Brizard, a French cleric who lived in the late 14th century and served as the Bishop of Saint-Malo from 1389 to 1403.

In the 15th century, the Brizard name appeared in several historical records from the Normandy region of France. For instance, a man named Guillaume Brizard is mentioned in a document from the city of Rouen, dated 1472.

Over the centuries, the Brizard surname has also been associated with several notable individuals. One example is Pierre Brizard, a French lawyer and writer who lived in the 17th century (1605-1685). Another is Jean-Baptiste Brizard, a French dramatist and playwright from the 18th century (1721-1793).

In the 19th century, the Brizard surname gained further prominence with individuals such as Eugène Brizard, a French painter and illustrator (1814-1890), and Léon Brizard, a French architect and urban planner (1826-1904).

While the Brizard name has its roots in France, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to regions with French cultural influence or colonization.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brizard

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

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 Brizard 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 Brizard 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 Brizard was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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