Ménard - wikipedia Ménard Ménard is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include : André Ménard, Governor General in the French colonial empire Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine ( 1744 -- 1825 ), building contractor and politician in Lower Canada Christian Ménard ( born 1946 ), member of the National Assembly of France Claude Ménard ( athlete ) ( 1906 -- 1980 ), French high jump athlete Claude Ménard ( economist ), Canadian economist Constance Menard ( born 1968 ), French professional Dressage rider and equestrienne D.L. Menard ( 1932 - 2017 ), Cajun music songwriter and performer Dollard Ménard ( 1913 -- 1997 ), Canadian general wounded five times in 1942 at Dieppe Émile - René Ménard ( 1861 - 1930 ), French landscape and antique painter Henry William Menard ( 1920 - 1986 ), American geologist Hillary `` Minnie '' Menard ( born 1934 ), Canadian hockey player Howie Menard ( born 1942 ), National Hockey League player Jean - Michel Ménard ( born 1976 ), first francophone curler from Quebec to win the Brier ( 2006 ) Joan M. Menard, member of the Massachusetts Senate John Menard, Jr. ( born 1940 ), American businessman ; founder and owner of the Menards chain of home improvement stores John Willis Menard ( 1838 -- 1893 ), first African - American elected to the United States Congress Léon Ménard ( 1706 -- 1767 ), French lawyer and historical writer Louis - Nicolas Ménard ( 1822 -- 1901 ), French discoverer of collodion Malika Ménard, Miss France 2010 Marc Menard ( born 1975 ), Canadian actor Michel Ménard ( born 1961 ), member of the National Assembly of France Michel Branamour Ménard ( 1805 - 1856 ), Canadian - born trader and founder of Galveston, Texas Nicolas - Hugues Ménard, Maurist scholar Nicole Ménard, Canadian politician Paul Menard ( born 1980 ), son of John Jr., NASCAR driver Phil Menard, French accordion player active in Louisiana Pierre Menard ( 1766 -- 1844 ), fur trader and Illinois politician Réal Ménard, Canadian politician René Menard ( 1605 -- 1661 ), French Jesuit missionary explorer in North America Russell Menard, professor of British colonization in North America Serge Ménard, Canadian politician See also Bouillé - Ménard, French commune in the Maine - et - Loire department Menard ( disambiguation ) Menards, chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States Surname list This page lists people with the surname Ménard. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Ménard&oldid = 792894031 '' Categories : Surnames French - language surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 July 2017, at 12 : 32 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name menard come from
Answer: French