French (Émard): from the ancient Germanic personal name Haimhard composed of the elements haim ‘home’ and hard ‘hard strong’. Compare Amore and Emore .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Emard family from?
You can see how Emard families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Emard family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Emard families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 230 Emard families living in Quebec. This was about 66% of all the recorded Emard's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Emard families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Emard surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Journalier and Servante were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Emard. 22% of Emard men worked as a Journalier and 63% of Emard women worked as a Servante. Some less common occupations for Americans named Emard were Cordonnier and Mnagre. .
Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Emard life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1989, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Emard in 1959 was 70, and 77 in 2004.