Edward Bullard (geophysicist) - born 21 September, 1907 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. Died 3 April, 1980 in California.
Jimmy Bullard (football player) - born on 23 October, 1978 in Newham, East London, England. A great midfielder who has played for Gravesend and Northfleet, West Ham United, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic, Fulham and Hull City. Was eligible to play for Germany, because one of one of his grandmothers being German. However, The FA nipped that in the bud and selected him to when he was called up into the England squad for the matches against against Andorra and Croatia in 2008. He didn't play in the matches.
Joanna Bullard (MA, PhD) - University of Loughborough lecturer in the Department of Geography.
1. 'Having the disposition of a bull.' Source - An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christain Names on their Derivation and Import, Arthur William, 1857.
2. 'Most probably from bullward, an occpational name for someone who looked after a bull.' Source - Answers.com
3. 'Occupational name for a scribe, derived from middle English bulle "letter."' Source - Behind the Name. I have read else where that it has French origins as well.
4. 'The name Bullard is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a person who worked as a bull herder or keeper of cattle.' Source - The House of Names.
5. Adrian Ballard informed me that in 'Guppy's Home of British Surnames' the name was derived from Balliol. Whether this has anything to do with the French Kings of Scotland we will have to wait and see! Furthermore, Adrian sent me the following reference - '"Billlard" descended from "Balihoil" (sic) Kings of Scotland (Julien and Sir Reader)
extracted from: "Changing Anotomy Of Britain" by Anthony Simpson.'