Chard Family History
Chard Name Meaning
English (southwestern): habitational name from Chard or South Chard in Somerset recorded in Domesday Book as Cerdren possibly from Old English ceart ‘rough heathland’ + ærn ‘building dwelling’. In some instances the surname may have arisen simply as a topographic name from ceart. In some cases possibly also French: from a shortened form of the personal name Richardon a pet form of Richard or a habitational name from Chard in Creuse.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022