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

Faggard, 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 Faggard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Faggard in America

Faggard is the 79338th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Faggard surname appeared 240 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 Faggard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Faggard 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 Faggard

The surname FAGGARD originated in England during the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "fagge" and "geard," which together translate to "the fenced or enclosed area." This suggests that the name's earliest bearers were likely farmers or landowners with properties surrounded by hedges or fences.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the FAGGARD name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire from 1195, which mention a Richard Faggard. Another early reference is in the Curia Regis Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1212, where a Walter Faggard is listed.

The FAGGARD name appears to have been particularly prevalent in the counties of Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire during the Middle Ages. Variations in spelling were common, with forms such as Fagard, Faggarde, and Faggerd appearing in various records from the 13th to 16th centuries.

Notably, a John Faggard from Buckinghamshire was mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of 1524 as a prominent landowner and taxpayer in the region. Another early figure of note was William Faggard, a merchant from Oxfordshire who was granted a coat of arms in 1578 by the College of Arms in London.

During the 17th century, the FAGGARD name spread beyond its initial strongholds, with records showing families in counties like Norfolk and Somerset. One example is Robert Faggard, a prosperous yeoman farmer born in 1621 in the village of Thetford, Norfolk.

In the 18th century, a notable bearer of the FAGGARD name was James Faggard (1712-1786), a respected scholar and clergyman who served as the rector of St. Mary's Church in Buckinghamshire for over four decades.

Another significant figure was Margaret Faggard (1762-1832), a philanthropist from Lincolnshire who donated generously to various charitable causes and established a trust fund to support education in her local community.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Faggard

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

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

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