Giraud is a surname. It is a variant of the Proto-Germanic name Gerard, meaning spear-strong.

Notable people with this surname

• Alain Giraud (born 1959), French chef

• Albert Giraud (1860–1929), Belgian poet

• Alexis Giraud-Teulon (1839–1916), French academic, lawyer and translator

• Brigitte Giraud (born 1960), French writer

• Charles Giraud (1802–81), French lawyer and politician

• Claude Giraud (1936-2020), French actor

• Dwight Giraud, Barbadian-Canadian drag performer

• Georges Giraud (1889–1943), French mathematician

• Giovanni Giraud (1776–1834), Italian dramatist

• Henri Giraud (1879–1949), French general during World Wars I and II

• Hervé Giraud (born 1957), French Catholic prelate

• Hubert Giraud (composer) (1920–2016), French composer and lyricist

• Jean Giraud (1938–2012), French comics artist

• Jean Giraud (mathematician) (1936–2007), French mathematician

• Jean-Baptiste Giraud (1752–1830), French sculptor

• Joyce Giraud (born 1975), Puerto Rican actress, beauty pageant winner

• Matt Giraud (born 1985), American singer, musician and TV personality

• Nicolas Giraud (born 1978), French actor

• Nicolo Giraud (c. 1795 – ?), Greek companion of the poet Lord Byron

• René Girard (1904–1968), French scientist-historian

• Robert Giraud (1921–1997), French poet and journalist

• Théophile de Giraud (born 1968), Belgian writer, philosopher and activist

• Yvette Giraud (1916–2014), French singer

See also

• Girod

• Girard (disambiguation)

• Guiraud

• Girault

References