Brousard Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Broussard surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

The meaning behind Brousard

It is easy to miss Brousard in an index if you only search for Broussard. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Dweller in scrubland”.

Brousard drops the “s” of Broussard, a shortening that clerks often made. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Brossard and Broussart.

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