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

Saintphard, 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 Saintphard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saintphard in America

Saintphard is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saintphard surname appeared 118 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 Saintphard.

The history of the last name Saintphard

The surname SAINTPHARD originates from France, likely emerging during the Middle Ages between the 5th and 15th centuries. It is believed to have derived from a combination of the French words "saint" (saint) and "phard" (which may have been a localized variation of the word "père" meaning father). This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a religious figure or someone associated with a ecclesiastical order or institution.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SAINTPHARD name can be found in the Livre des Censiers de l'Évêché de Paris, a 13th-century manuscript documenting landowners and tenants in the region of Paris. This record mentions a "Guillaume SAINTPHARD" who held property in the village of Montmartre.

During the 14th century, the name appears to have spread across northern France, with references to individuals bearing the SAINTPHARD name in various local records and chronicles. Notable examples include Jean SAINTPHARD, a merchant from Rouen who is mentioned in a 1362 trade register, and Marguerite SAINTPHARD, a noblewoman from Amiens whose marriage to a minor lord is recorded in a family chronicle from 1387.

In the 16th century, a branch of the SAINTPHARD family settled in the region of Brittany, where they became landowners and minor nobility. One notable member of this line was Alain SAINTPHARD (1527-1598), a soldier who fought in the French Wars of Religion and is mentioned in several contemporary accounts of the conflict.

As the name spread across France, it also saw variations in spelling, including SAINTPERE, SAINTPERE, and SAINTPAIRE. These variations likely emerged due to regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling conventions of the time.

Other notable individuals with the SAINTPHARD surname include:

1. Étienne SAINTPHARD (1615-1677), a lawyer and magistrate from Paris who authored several legal treatises.
2. Marie-Louise SAINTPHARD (1734-1805), a renowned painter and portraitist who studied under François Boucher.
3. Jacques SAINTPHARD (1782-1858), a military officer who served in Napoleon's Grande Armée and participated in the Napoleonic Wars.
4. Émile SAINTPHARD (1867-1932), a poet and novelist from Bordeaux who was part of the French literary movement known as Symbolism.
5. Lucien SAINTPHARD (1903-1981), a renowned chef and restaurateur who owned several acclaimed establishments in Paris in the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saintphard

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

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 Saintphard 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.

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

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