Marchand Explained

Marchand (in French pronounced as /maʁʃɑ̃/) is a frequent surname in France, in Quebec, and in Louisiana. (French word for merchant). It is sometimes anglicized to "Merchant", "Marchant", or "Merchand", all with similar pronunciations to Marchand.

People

The surname may refer to:

A

• Albert Gallatin Marchand (1811–1848), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
• André Marchand (painter) (1907–1997), French painter of the new Paris school
• André Marchand (politician) (1926–2011), politician of the Quebec Liberal Party
• Angel M. Marchand (1912–2005), Puerto Rican physician and researcher
• Anne-Marie Marchand (1927–2005), French costume designer

B

• Bertrand Marchand (born 1953), French soccer trainer
• Blaine Marchand (born 1949), Canadian writer
• Brad Marchand (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bruno Marchand (born 1972), Canadian politician

C

• Charmaine Marchand-Stiaes, American politician
• Christophe Marchand (born 1972), French freestyle swimmer
• Clément Marchand (1912–2013), Canadian writer
• Colette Marchand (1925–2015), French dancer and actress
• Corinne Marchand (born 1931), French actress

D

• David Marchand (1776–1832), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

E

• Erik Marchand (born 1955), Breton musician

F

• Félix-Gabriel Marchand (1832–1900), Canadian journalist, author, and politician in Quebec
• Felix Jacob Marchand (1846–1928), German pathologist

G

• Gerald Marchand (1921–2005), British Olympian in canoeing
• Gilles Marchand (born 1963), French film director
• Guy Marchand (1937–2023), French actor and singer

H

• Hans Marchand (1907–1978), German linguist
• Henri Marchand (1877–1960), French-American sculptor
• Hugo Marchand (born 1993), French ballet dancer

I

• Inga Marchand (born 1978), better known as Foxy Brown, an American rapper

J

• Jackie Marchand, television writer and producer
• Jean Marchand (1918–1988), French Canadian trade unionist and politician
• Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1934), French emissary in Africa
• Jean Gabriel Marchand (1765–1851), French general under Napoleon
• Jean Hippolyte Marchand (1883–1941), French painter
• Jean-Paul Marchand (born 1944), member of the Canadian House of Commons and professor
• Joseph Marchand (1803–1835), one of the Vietnamese Martyrs
• Joséphine Marchand, (1861–1925) Canadian journalist and feminist

L

• Léon Marchand (born 2002), French World Champion & Olympic Swimmer
• Leonard Marchand (1933–2016), Canadian politician
• Louis Marchand (1669–1732), French virtuoso organist and harpsichordist
• Louis-Joseph Marchand (1692—1774), French music theorist, composer, choir director, and priest
• Louis-Joseph-Narcisse Marchand (1791–1876), Napoleon's first valet

M

• Max Marchand (1888–1957), Dutch chess master
• Meche Marchand or Rivka Marchand, Jewish actress and author

N

• Nancy Marchand (1928–2000), American actress
• Nestor Léon Marchand (1833–1911), French doctor and botanist
• Nick Marchand, Australian theatre director

P

• Philippe Marchand (1939–2018), French politician
• Pierre Marchand (editor) (1939–2002), French editor and publisher
• Pierre Marchand (fencer) (born 1948), French fencer
• Pierre Marchand (born 1958), Canadian musician and record producer

R

• Richard Felix Marchand (1813–1850), German chemist
• Robert Marchand (athlete) (1904–1983), French olympian in hurdling
• Robert Marchand (cyclist) (1911–2021), French cyclist
• Romany Marie Marchand (1885–1961), Greenwich Village restaurateur

S

• Sidney A. Marchand (1887–1972), American lawyer, politician and author
• Steve Marchand (born 1974), mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Suzanne L. Marchand (born 1961), American intellectual historian

T

• Theodore J. Marchand, American politician

X

• Xavier Marchand (born 1973), French medley swimmer

Y

• Yannick Marchand (footballer, born 1988), Belgian footballer
• Yannick Marchand (footballer, born 2000), Swiss footballer
• Yves Marchand, Swiss bobsledder
• Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, French photographer duo

Places

• Marchand, Manitoba, Canada
• Marchand, Northern Cape, South Africa
• Marchand, Louisiana
• Marchand, Ohio
• Marchand, Pennsylvania
• Marchand, Quebec, a community in Rivière-Rouge

See also

• Jean Baptiste Louis DeCourtel Marchand (died 1722), French military commanding officer of Fort Toulouse now called Fort Jackson
  • Marchand de cailloux, studio album from the French musician Renaud Marchand Mission
• Marchant
• Merchant (surname)