As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HANSARD. An ancient personal name, which Mr. Ferguson derives from the Gothic ans semi-deus, a hero, with the termination Jieard, hard. The Hansards of Evenwood, co. Durham, formerly had a seat in the jalatinate parliament convened by the bishop of Durham. Folks of Shields, p. 18. Hansard is also a provincialism for a bill-hook or hedge-bill. The Hansards of Durham were commonly characterized as the Haxbsojie Hans.'Vuds.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Occupational name

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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