Haugaard and Haugard are

surnames In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several giv ...

of Danish and Norwegian origin. They are derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

word ''haugr'' which can be translated to mean hill, knoll, or mound. Notable people with these surnames include: *

Erik Christian Haugaard Erik Christian Haugaard (April 13, 1923 – June 4, 2009) was a Danish-born American writer, best known for children's books and for his translations of the works of Hans Christian Andersen. Biography Erik Christian Haugaard was born in Frede ...

(1923–2009), American author *

Harald Haugaard Harald Haugaard (born 23 February 1975) is a Danish violinist and composer raised on the island of Funen in Denmark. He is best known as a folk musician, having collaborated with musician Morten Alfred Høirup in the duo Haugaard & Høirup, and ...

, Danish fiddler, composer, and producer *

Jacob Haugaard Daniel Jacob Haugaard (born 12 May 1952) is a Danish-Faroese comedian, actor, musician, composer, writer, TV host and former representative in the Danish Parliament. Activities Jacob Haugaard has been a well-known performer in Denmark for man ...

(born 1952), Danish comedian, actor and politician *

Jakob Haugaard Jakob Let Haugaard (born 1 May 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tromsø. Haugaard began his career with Akademisk BK before moving to Danish Superliga side Midtjylland in December 2011. He was used as bac ...

(born 1992), Danish footballer *

Kristian Haugaard Kristian Haugaard Jensen (born 27 February 1991) is a Danish former professional cyclist. Major results ;2009 : 5th Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud ::1st Stage 1 ;2010 : 6th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay ;2012 : 2nd Fyen Rundt ;2013 : 1 ...

(born 1991), Danish cyclist *

Steven Haugaard Steven Haugaard (born April 7, 1956) is an American politician and attorney. He has served as a Republican member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2015. He was elected Speaker of the House and served in that ...

(born 1956), American politician *

Svend Haugaard Svend Haugaard (1913–2003), was a Danish politician and party leader. Member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party 1964–1979. Agronomist. Headmaster of an agricultural high school. Was part of a leftist oppositional party faction du ...

(1913–2003), Danish politician *

William Haugaard William E. Haugaard (1889 – September 1948) was an American architect who served as the State Architect for the State of New York from 1928 to 1944. A number of his works have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Life Ha ...

, New York State architect

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