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André French
Derived from the given name André.

Babin French
From the given name Babin, a medieval diminutive of Babylas.

Baron English, French
From the title of nobility, derived from Latin baro (genitive baronis) meaning "man, freeman", possibly from Frankish barō meaning "servant, man, warrior". It was used as a nickname for someone who worked for a baron or acted like a baron.

Barre French
French cognate of Barr.

Blanc French
Means "white" in French. The name referred to a person who was pale, or whose hair was blond.

Blanchette French (Quebec)
Variant of Blanchet.

Borde French
From Old French bord meaning "board, plank", derived from Frankish *bord. This name belonged to a person who lived in a house made of planks.

Bourdillon French
Diminutive form of Borde.

Camus French
Means "flat-nosed" in French. A notable bearer was the French philosopher Albert Camus (1913-1960).

Caron French
Variant of Charron.

Carpentier French
French form of Carpenter.

Carré French
Means "square" in French, derived from Latin quadratus. It was used as a nickname for a squat person.

Chevallier French
Variant of Chevalier.

Colin French
From a diminutive of the given name Nicolas.

Constantin Romanian, French
From the given name Constantin.

Coste French
French form of Costa.

Curie French
Occupational name for a farm hand, from Old French éscuerie "stable". Famous bearers were the married scientists Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1859-1906), who studied radioactivity.

David um English, French, German, Welsh, Czech, Portuguese, Romanian, Jewish
From the given name David.

Denis French
From the given name Denis.

Descoteaux French
Means "from the hillside", from French coteau "hillside".

Desjardins French
Means "from the gardens", from French jardin "garden".

Desrosiers French
Means "from the rose bushes", from French rosier "rose bush". It probably referred to a person who lived close to, or cared for a rose garden.

Devin 2 French, English
Nickname for a person who acted divinely or prophetically, from Old French devin meaning "divine" or "seer, fortune teller", ultimately from Latin divinus.

Droit French
Means "right, straight" in French, a nickname for an upright person.

Dumas French
Means "from the farm", from Occitan mas "farmhouse", from Latin mansus "dwelling". A famous bearer was the French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870).

Dupuy French
Means "from the hill", from Occitan puy "hill", from Latin podium "platform".

Duval French
Means "from the valley" in French.

Émile French
Derived from the given name Émile.

Fabre Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.

Faron French
From the given name Faron.

Faure Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.

Favre French
Southern French variant of Fèvre.

Félix French, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Felix.

Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.

Fosse English, French
Derived from Old French fosse "ditch".

Gagné French (Quebec)
Variant of Gagneux. This surname is especially common in Quebec.

Gosse French
Derived from the Norman given name Gosse.

Hardy English, French
From Old French and Middle English hardi meaning "bold, daring, hardy", from the Germanic root *harduz.

Lachapelle French
Means "the chapel" in French, most likely used to denote a person who lived by a church or a chapel.

Lamar French, English
Originally from a place name in Normandy, derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool".

Larue French
Means "the street" in French.

Leroy French
Variant of Rey 1, using the definite article.

Louis French
From the given name Louis.

Lucas English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.

Maçon French
French cognate of Mason.

Marie French
From the given name Marie.

Marin Romanian, French
From the given name Marin.

Merle French
French form of Merlo.

Monet French
Derived from either of the given names Hamon or Edmond. A famous bearer was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).

Morel French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.

Morin French
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.

Noyer French
French form of Nogueira.

Paget English, French
Diminutive of Page.

Paris French, Italian, English
Originally denoted a person who came from the French city of Paris, which got its name from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii.

Pellé French
From French pelé meaning "bald".

Petit French, Catalan, English
Means "small, little" derived from Old French and Catalan petit. It was perhaps used for a short, small person or to denote the younger of two individuals.

Raine 2 English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".

Rayne English, French
Variant of Raine 1 or Raine 2.

Robin French
From the given name Robin.

Roche French
French cognate of Roach.

Roger French
From the given name Roger.

Royer French
From French roue meaning "wheel", ultimately from Latin rota, an occupational name for a wheelwright.

Sault French
French cognate of Soto.

Sauveterre French
From the name of various towns in France, derived from French sauve "safe" and terre "land".

Segal 2 French
Occupational name for a grower or seller of rye, from Old French, from Latin secale "rye".

Simon English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Soucy French
Originally denoted someone from French towns by this name in Aisne or Yonne, both derived from the Latin name Suciacum.

Sourd French
French cognate of Sordi.

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

Vidal Spanish, Catalan, French
From the given name Vidal.

Villeneuve French
French cognate of Villanueva.

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