Bogard Last Name Facts and Heraldry

The Bogard last name has Dutch roots. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “one who tended an orchard”.

• It began as an occupational name, from the work an early bearer did.
• Smith also lists Bogaart and Bogaert.
• Bogard ranked 8,501 in the 2010 US Census, with 3,875 people answering to the name. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. 1,138 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Bogard name at birth. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Bogard coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Want more than a summary? See the Bogard family name pack.