Bayard Family History
Bayard Name Meaning
nickname for a reckless person, from Middle
English, Old French baiard, baiart ‘foolhardy’ (the
name—a derivative of baie ‘reddish brown’—of the
magnificent but reckless horse given to Renaud by Charlemagne,
according to medieval romances).metonymic occupational name for a
carrier, from Middle English, Old French baiard, baiart
‘hand barrow’, ‘open cart’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Bayard Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bayard families
 28 - 54  10 - 27 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bayard families
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8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Bayard Family Origin
Bayard Immigration Information
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Bayard Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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