Despard Family History
Despard Name Meaning
French Canadian and English (of French Huguenot origin): altered form of French Despars probably a habitational name with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’ denoting someone from Espars a place in Bléharies (Hainault) in Wallonia Belgium. The surname Despars is very rare in France (today it is found only in Manche) and is not found in Belgium.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022