Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
HANSARD
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.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English