Favard is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Favard
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Especially in the Perigord we meet this name. This is apparently an Occitan word formed on fava (broad bean =), which may designate a stupidly eating beans, but also the wood pigeon (amateur beans), a talkative character and finally a glutton. The dictionaries of surnames (Dauzat, Morlet) favor the latter solution (man glutton). Note however that according P.-H. Billy (see bibliography ) Favard is a medieval personal name (Favardus).

How popular is Favard?

Favard is common in France.

Favard is ranked 189477 on our list.

Favard is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Monaco. Around 1852 people have been found who wears Favard as their family name. Favard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
212,166 Canada9
116,327 Spain6
812 Monaco5
1,169 New Caledonia2
82,478 South Africa2
201,317 England2
20,595 China2
139,444 Brazil2
279,271 Australia1
7,790 Zambia1
81,201 Switzerland1
36,678 Singapore1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,830 Morocco1
5,467 Haiti1
42,479 Greece1
2,232 French Polynesia1
91,024 Belgium1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
321,784 United States48
Countries with thousands of Favard:
4,665 France1,763
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Kirk Dunstan
 Favard is a family name, designating in ancient Occitan, wood pigeon, fond of beans, nickname glutton.

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