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Bonfils French
Derived from Old French bon fils meaning "good son".

Bourgeois French
French cognate of Burgess.

Brisbois French
Referred to a person who cleared land, from Old French briser "to cut" and bois "forest".

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

Charles French
From the given name Charles.

Comtois French
Indicated a person from Franche-Comté, a province in eastern France, which translates to "free county".

Courtois French
French form of Curtis.

Denis French
From the given name Denis.

Deschamps French
Means "from the fields", from French champ "field".

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

Desroches French
Means "from the rocks", from French roche "rock".

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.

Dubois French
Means "from the forest", from French bois "forest".

Duchamps French
Variant of Deschamps.

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).

Dupuis French
Means "from the well", from Old French puts, Latin puteus "well".

François French
Derived from the given name François.

Georges French
From the given name Georges.

Gros French
Means "thick, fat, big" in French, from Late Latin grossus, possibly of Germanic origin.

Jacques French
From the French given name Jacques.

Langlais French
Means "the Englishman" in French.

Langlois French
Variant of Langlais.

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.

Nicolas French
Derived from the given name Nicolas.

Paris English, French
Variant of Parish 1.

Parris English, French
Variant of Parish 1.

Pons French, Catalan
From the given name Pons.

Thomas English, Welsh, French, German
Derived from the given name Thomas.

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".

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