Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is French; and the source is Given Name.
usage
source
Abel 1 English, French, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Abel.
Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Adam English, French, German, Polish, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.
Allard French, English
Derived from the given name Adalhard (or the Old English cognate Æðelræd).
André French
Derived from the given name André.
Archambault French
From the archaic French given name Archambault, which is related to Archibald.
Arnaud French
From the given name Arnaud.
Arthur English, French
From the given name Arthur.
Aubert French
From the given name Aubert.
Augustin French, German
From the given name Augustin.
Babin French
From the given name Babin, a medieval diminutive of Babylas.
Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.
Baudin French
From the given name Baud, French form of Baldo.
Bélanger French
From the given name Bérenger.
Benoit French
From the given name Benoît.
Béranger French
From the given name Bérenger.
Béringer French
From the given name Bérenger.
Bertrand French
Derived from the given name Bertrand.
Blaise French
Derived from the given name Blaise.
Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.
Bonnay French
Variant of Bonnet.
Bonnet French
From the given name Bonitus.
Bouchard French
From the Old German given name Burkhard.
Charles French
From the given name Charles.
Christian English, French, German
Derived from the given name Christian.
Clément French
Derived from the given name Clément.
Colbert English, French
Derived from the given name Colobert.
Colin French
From a diminutive of given name Nicolas.
Constantin Romanian, French
From the given name Constantin.
Daniau French
Derived from the given name Daniel.
Daniel English, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Derived from the given name Daniel.
Daviau French
From a diminutive form of David.
Deniau French
Variant of Daniel.
Deniaud French
Variant of Daniel.
Deniel French
Variant of Daniel.
Denis French
From the given name Denis.
Dennel French
Variant of Daniel.
Émile French
Derived from the given name Émile.
Étienne French
From the given name Étienne.
Fabien French
Derived from the given name Fabien.
Faron French
From the given name Faron.
Félix French, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Felix.
Firmin English, French
From the given name Firmin.
François French
Derived from the given name François.
Garnier 1 French
From the given name Garnier.
Gaspard French
From the given name Gaspard.
Gauthier French
Derived from the given name Gauthier.
Gautier French
From the given name Gautier.
Gérard French
From the given name Gérard.
Germain French
From the French given name Germain.
Géroux French
Derived from the Germanic name Gerulf.
Giffard French, English
Possibly from Old French gifart meaning "chubby" or possibly from the Germanic name Gebhard. Walter Giffard was one of the Norman companions of William the Conqueror.
Gilbert English, French
Derived from the given name Gilbert.
Girard French
From the given name Gérard.
Giraud French
From the given name Gérald.
Giroux French
Derived from the Germanic name Gerulf.
Godard French
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.
Gosse French
Derived from the Norman given name Gosse.
Gosselin French
Derived from a diminutive of the French given name Gosse.
Guérin French
From the Old German given name Warin.
Guillaume French
From the given name Guillaume.
Guillory French
Derived from the Old German given name Williric.
Guillot French
From a diminutive of the given name Guillaume.
Hébert French
Derived from the given name Herbert.
Herbert English, German, French
Derived from the male given name Herbert.
Hubert French, German, English
Derived from the given name Hubert.
Jacques French
From the French given name Jacques.
Jacquet French
From a diminutive of the given name Jacques.
Janvier French
Either from the given name Janvier or the French word janvier meaning "January", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Jean French
From the given name Jean 1.
Jérôme French
Derived from the given name Jérôme.
Jordan 1 English, French, German
Derived from the given name Jordan.
Joseph English, French
Derived from the given name Joseph.
Joubert French
From the given name Gaubert.
Julien French
From the given name Julien.
Lambert French
Derived from the given name Lambert.
Laurent French
From the given name Laurent.
Léandre French
Derived from the given name Léandre.
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.
Lyon 3 French, English
From the given name Leon.
Marie French
From the given name Marie.
Marin Romanian, French
From the given name Marin.
Marion French
Derived from the given name Marion 1.
Martel 1 English, French
Derived from the given name Martel, a medieval diminutive of Martin.
Martin English, French, German, Swedish
Derived from the given name Martin. This is the most common surname in France.
Masson 2 French
From a short form of the given name Thomasson, itself a diminutive of Thomas.
Mathieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.
Michaud French
Derived from the given name Michel.
Michel French, German, Dutch, Basque
Derived from the given name Michel, Michiel or Mitxel.
Monet French
Derived from either of the given names Hamon or Edmond. A famous bearer was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).
Monette French
Variant of Monet.
Moreau French
Derived from a diminutive of Maurus.
Morel French
Derived from a diminutive of Maurus.
Nicolas French
Derived from the given name Nicolas.
Noel French, English
Either from the given name Noël, or else derived directly from Old French noel "Christmas" and given to a person who had a particular connection with the holiday.
Oliver English, Catalan, German, French
Derived from the given name Oliver.
Olivier French
Derived from the given name Olivier.
Paquet 2 French
From a diminutive of the given name Pascal.
Pascal French
Derived from the given name Pascal.
Paul English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Paul.
Perrault French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.
Perreault French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.
Perrin French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.
Perrot French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.
Philippe French
From the given name Philippe.
Pierre French
From the given name Pierre.
Rayne English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".
Renard French
From the given name Renard.
Renaud French
From the given name Renaud.
Renault French
Derived from the given name Renaud.
Richard English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Richard.
Robert French, English
From the given name Robert.
Robin French
From the given name Robin.
Roger French
From the given name Roger.
Rolland French
From the given name Roland.
Salmon English, French
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Salomon French, German, Jewish
Derived from the given name Salomon or Salomo.
Samson English, French
Derived from the given name Samson.
Samuel English, Welsh, French, Jewish
Derived from the given name Samuel.
Séverin French
Derived from the given name Séverin.
Simon English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Thibault French
Derived from the given name Thibault.
Thomas English, Welsh, French, German
Derived from the given name Thomas.
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, Catalan, French
From the given name Vidal.
Vincent 1 English, French
From the given name Vincent.
Voclain French
From the Old French given name Vauquelin.