Tracing the Brossard Family Name

There is no single Brossard family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

Brossard is a familiar spelling of the French name Broussard. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Dweller in scrubland”.

Brossard is listed among the recognised spellings of Broussard. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Brousard and Broussart. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Brossard with 488 bearers, at rank 44,109. INSEE counts 12,446 people born in France with the Brossard surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

Want more than a summary? See the Brossard family name pack.