title: Brassard (surname)
text: # Brassard (surname)
  
  Brassard is a surname. It may have derived from brassard, an armband used as an item of military uniform. Notable individuals with the surname include:
  
  * Augustin Brassard (1922–1971), Canadian politician
  * Derick Brassard (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
  * François Brassard (1908–1976), Canadian musician
  * Gilles Brassard (born 1955), Canadian computer scientist
  * Fernando Brassard (born 1971), Portuguese footballer
  * Jacques Brassard (born 1940), Canadian politician
  * Jean-Luc Brassard (born 1972), Canadian freestyle skier
  * Pierre Brassard (born 1966), Canadian actor
  * Roy Brassard (1930–2008), Canadian politician
  * Vincent Brassard (1919–1974), Canadian politician
  