French Surnames (page 2) - Behind the Name

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Syllables

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Sound

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ST MARTIN French
From a place named for Saint MARTIN.

ST PIERRE French
From a French place named for Saint PETER.

TAILLER French
Means "tailor" from Old French tailleur.

TASSE French
From Old French tasse "purse, bag", an occupational name for a maker or seller of purses.

THAYER French
Americanized form of TAILLER.

THIBAULT French
Derived from the given name THIBAULT.

THOMAS English, French
Derived from the given name THOMAS.

TRAVER French
French variant of TRAVERS.

TRAVERE French
French variant of TRAVERS.

TRAVERS English, French
From an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French traverser (which comes from Late Latin transversare), which means "to cross".

TRAVERSE French
French variant of TRAVERS.

TRAVERT French
French variant of TRAVERS.

TREMBLAY French
From French tremble meaning "aspen". It is especially widespread in Quebec, being the most common surname there.

TREMBLE French
Variant of TREMBLAY.

TRUDEAU French (Quebec)
From a diminutive of the given name Thouroude, a medieval French form of the Norse name TORVALD. This name has been borne by two Canadian prime ministers, Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-).

VICTOR French, English
Derived from the male given name VICTOR.

VIDAL Spanish, French
From the given name VIDAL.

VILLENEUVE French
French cognate of VILLANUEVA.

VINCENT (1) English, French
From the given name VINCENT.

VOCLAIN French
From the Old French given name VAUQUELIN.