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Barbier French
French cognate of Barber.

Berger 1 French
Occupational name meaning "shepherd", from Old French bergier.

Boucher French
Means "butcher" in French.

Bourreau 1 French
Variant of Bureau.

Bourreau 2 French
Occupational name for an executioner or torturer, derived from bourrer "to hit, to stuff with cloth" (derived from French boure "stuffing").

Bouvier French
Means "cowherd" in French, from Latin boviarus, a derivative of bos "cow".

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

Brodeur French
Means "embroiderer" in French.

Bureau French
From Old French burel, a diminutive of bure, a type of woollen cloth. It may have originated as a nickname for a person who dressed in the material or as an occupational name for someone who worked with it.

Caron French
Variant of Charron.

Carpentier French
French form of Carpenter.

Chaplin English, French
Occupational name for a chaplain, or perhaps for the servant of one, from Middle English, Old French chapelain. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977).

Chaput French
From a diminutive of the Old French word chape meaning "cloak, hood". The name referred to a person who made, sold or often wore cloaks.

Charpentier French
French cognate of Carpenter, derived from Old French charpentier.

Charron French
Means "cart" in Old French, used to denote a carter or a cartwright.

Chevrolet French
From a diminutive of chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.

Cloutier French
Derived from French clou meaning "nail", referring to someone who made or sold nails.

Couture French
Means "tailor" in Old French.

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.

Dufour French
Occupational name for a baker, from French four "oven".

Fabre Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.

Fabron French
Diminutive form of Fabre.

Faucher French
Occupational name meaning "mower" in French, ultimately from Latin falx meaning "sickle, scythe".

Faucheux French
Variant of Faucher.

Faure Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.

Favre French
Southern French variant of Fèvre.

Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.

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

Forestier French
French cognate of Forester.

Fortier French
Derived from Old French fort "stronghold", indicating a person who lived near or worked at such a place.

Fournier French
Occupational name for a baker, from French fourneau meaning "oven".

Gage French, English
Occupational name derived either from Old French jauge "measure" (a name for an assayer) or gage "pledge, payment" (a name for a moneylender). Both words were ultimately of Frankish origin.

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

Gagneux French
Derived from Old French gagnier meaning "to farm, to cultivate".

Gagnier French
Variant of Gagneux.

Garçon French
Means "boy" in French, referring to a servant.

Gardinier French
French form of Gardener.

Granger English, French
Means "farm bailiff" from Old French grangier, ultimately from Latin granum meaning "grain". It is borne in the Harry Potter novels by Harry's friend Hermione Granger.

Lane 2 French
Derived from a French word meaning "wool", designating one who worked in the wool trade.

Lapointe French
Means "the point (of a lance)" in French, possibly a nickname for a soldier.

Leclair French
Either a variant of Leclerc or from French clair meaning "bright".

Leclerc French
Means "the clerk" in French.

Leclercq French
Variant of Leclerc.

Lécuyer French
From French écuyer meaning "squire, shield-bearer".

Lefebvre French
Variant of Lefèvre.

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

Lemaire French
Means "the mayor" in French. It was a title given to a town official, or else a nickname for someone who was pompous and officious.

Lemoine French
Means "the monk" in French. This was typically a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked in a monastery.

Lévêque French
Variant of Lévesque.

Lévesque French
Derived from French évêque, a cognate of Bishop.

Maçon French
French cognate of Mason.

Marchand English, French
Occupational name meaning "merchant", ultimately from Latin mercari "to trade".

Martel 2 French, English
Nickname for a smith, derived from Old French martel "hammer", ultimately from Late Latin martellus.

Masson 1 French, Scottish
Variant of Mason.

Mercier French
French form of Mercer.

Meunier French
Means "miller" in French.

Page English, French
Occupational name meaning "servant, page". It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδίον (paidion) meaning "little boy".

Paget English, French
Diminutive of Page.

Paquet 1 French
Occupational name for a firewood gatherer, from Old French pacquet "bundle".

Patenaude French (Quebec)
French form of Paternoster.

Pelletier French
Derived from Old French pelletier "fur trader".

Planche French
French form of Plank.

Planque French
French form of Plank.

Plourde French
Possibly derived from French palourde, a type of a shellfish.

Poirot French, Literature
From a diminutive of French poire "pear", originally referring to a pear merchant or someone who lived near a pear tree. Starting in 1920 this name was used by the mystery writer Agatha Christie for her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Christie based the name on that of Jules Poiret, a contemporary fictional detective.

Porcher English, French
Means "swineherd" from Old French and Middle English porchier, from Latin porcus "pig".

Poulin French
Derived from Old French poule meaning "chicken". It was most likely used to denote a person who raised or sold poultry.

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

Sartre French
French cognate of Sarto. A famous bearer was the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980).

Savatier French
From Old French savatier "shoemaker", derived from savate "shoe", of uncertain ultimate origin.

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

Sergeant English, French
Occupational name derived from Old French sergent meaning "servant", ultimately from Latin servire "to serve".

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 (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Tailler.

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