Spelling variations of this family name include: Achard, Achart, Acchard, Acharde, Achar, Acchar, Accharde, Acchard, Acherd, Accherd, Acherde, Acher, Accher, Accherde, Accherd, Achare, Acchare, Acharre, L'Achard, L'Acharde, L'Achar, L'Acchar, L'Accharde, L'Acchard, La Chard, La Charde, Aschard and many more.

First found in Poitou, where the family has been seated since ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: A. Achard settled in San Francisco in 1850; Joseph Achard settled in Philadelphia in 1796; Michael Achard settled in Philadelphia in 1796; Pierre Achard, aged 30.