BulgariItalian Originally denoted a person who came from Bulgaria, which is named after the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, itself possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".
CatalánSpanish Originally indicated a person who came from Catalonia, a region of eastern Spain.
FlemingEnglish Given to a person who was a Fleming, that is a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands.
Frank 3German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian Name for a person from Franconia in Germany, so called because it was settled by the Frankish people.
FrankensteinGerman, Literature From any of the various minor places by this name in Germany, meaning "stone of the Franks" in German. It was used by the author Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein (1818) for the character of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monster and brings it to life. The monster, nameless in the novel, is sometimes informally or erroneously called Frankenstein in modern speech.
FranzeseItalian From a nickname that indicated a person who came from France. It is typical of the area around Naples.
HorvatCroatian, Slovene From Croatian and Slovene Hrvat meaning "Croat, person from Croatia".
HorváthHungarian Hungarian form of Horvat. This is the second most common surname in Hungary and the most common surname in Slovakia, where it is borne by the descendants of Hungarian settlers.
NormanEnglish Referred to a person who was originally from Scandinavia or Normandy. Even before the Norman Conquest, Scandinavians were settling the north and east of England. The Normans who participated in the Conquest were originally from Scandinavia, but had been living in Normandy, France for over a century and spoke French.