Bouchard, a Norman name with German elements means "fort" (bourgh) and "brave," "strong" (heard), see Burkhardt. It is also a French nickname for someone with a big mouth, "bouche" being French for mouth. Notable people with the name include:

• Several princes of Vendôme; see List of counts and dukes of Vendôme
• Alain Bouchard (born 1949), Canadian businessman
• Albert Bouchard (born 1947), American musician, a member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
• Anthony Bouchard, American politician
• Benoît Bouchard (born 1940), Canadian politician
• Cal Bouchard (born 1977), Canadian former basketball player
• Camil Bouchard (born 1945), Canadian politician
• Charles Bouchard (born 1956), Royal Canadian Air Force general
• Charles Jacques Bouchard (1837–1915), French pathologist
• Claude Bouchard (born 1939), Canadian physiologist
• Dan Bouchard (born 1950), Canadian hockey player
• David Bouchard, Canadian author
• Eli Bouchard (born 2007), Canadian snowboarder
• Elias Bouchard, fictional character in the horror fiction podcast The Magnus Archives
• Émile Bouchard (1919–2012), Canadian hockey player
• Eugenie Bouchard (born 1994), Canadian tennis and pickleball player
• Evan Bouchard (born 1999), Canadian hockey player
• Gérard Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian historian, sociologist and writer
• Gilles Bouchard (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey coach
• Gwendolyn Bouchard, fictional character in the horror fiction podcast The Magnus Protocol
• Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), French sculptor
• Hippolyte Bouchard (1780–1843), French and Argentine sailor and corsair
• Jacinthe Bouchard, Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer
• Jeanne-d'Arc Bouchard (born 1929), Canadian nun and nurse
• Joe Bouchard (born 1948), American musician, a member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
• Joel Bouchard (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ken Bouchard (born 1955), American NASCAR driver
• Loren Bouchard (born 1969), American cartoonist, animator, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and composer
• Lucien Bouchard (born 1938), Canadian politician
• Michel Marc Bouchard (born 1958), Canadian playwright
• Mike Bouchard (born 1956), American politician
• Pierre-François Bouchard (1772–1832), French captain
• Pierre-Marc Bouchard (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
• Robert Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian politician
• Sean Bouchard (born 1996), American baseball player
• Simone Mary Bouchard (1912–1945), Canadian painter and textile artist
• Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1881–1962), Canadian politician
• Thomas J. Bouchard (born 1937), American psychologist

See also

• Bouchard Père et Fils, a Burgundy wine producer
• Bouchard River, a tributary of the Franquelin River in Franquelin, Quebec, Canada
• Bouchard Tower, a 30-story high skyscraper in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Burchard (name)
• Burgheard (disambiguation)

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