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Abel 1 English, French, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Abel.

Adam um English, French, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.

André French
Derived from the given name André.

Arnaud French
From the given name Arnaud.

Arthur English, French
From the given name Arthur.

Aubert French
From the given name Aubert.

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.

Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.

Beauchêne French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and chêne "oak".

Beaufort French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and fort "strong place, fortress".

Beaulieu French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and lieu "place".

Beaumont French, English
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and mont "mountain".

Belmont French, English
French and English form of Belmonte.

Benoit French
From the given name Benoît.

Bernard um French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.

Bertrand French
Derived from the given name Bertrand.

Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.

Blanchet French
From a diminutive of the name Blanc.

Bonnay French
Variant of Bonnet.

Bonnet French
From the given name Bonitus.

Boucher French
Means "butcher" in French.

Bourgeois French
French cognate of Burgess.

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

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

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

Christian English, French, German
Derived from the given name Christian.

Clément French
Derived from the given name Clément.

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

Colbert English, French
Derived from the given name Colobert.

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

Courtois French
French form of Curtis.

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.

Daniel um English, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Derived from the given name Daniel.

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

Denis French
From the given name Denis.

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

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

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

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).

Dumont French
Means "from the mountain", from French mont "mountain".

Dupont French
Means "from the bridge", from French pont "bridge".

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

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

Durand French, English
From Old French durant meaning "enduring", ultimately from Latin durans. This was a nickname for a stubborn person.

Durant English, French
Variation of Durand.

Duval French
Means "from the valley" in French.

Émile French
Derived from the given name Émile.

Étienne French
From the given name Étienne.

Évrard French
From the given name Évrard.

Fabien French
Derived from the given name Fabien.

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

Faucheux French
Variant of Faucher.

Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.

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

Firmin English, French
From the given name Firmin.

Fleury French
From the name of various towns in northern France, derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Florus.

Fontaine French
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain", a derivative of Latin fons.

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".

François French
Derived from the given name François.

Gagnon French
Variant of Gagneux.

Gaillard French
Means "lively, strong" in French.

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

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.

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.

Godard French
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.

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.

Guérin French
From the Old German given name Warin.

Guillaume French
From 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.

Humbert French
From the given name Humbert.

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.

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.

Langley 2 French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Langlais.

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

Laporte French
Means "the door, the gateway" in French, from Latin porta. This was a name for someone who lived near the town gates or who operated them.

Laurent French
From the given name Laurent.

Lavigne French
Means "the vineyard" in French, referring to a person who lived close to a vineyard, or was from the town of Lavigny.

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

Leclerc French
Means "the clerk" in French.

Lecomte French
Means "the count" in French, a nickname for someone in the service of a count or for someone who behaved like one.

Lefebvre French
Variant of Lefèvre.

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

Léon French
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Leroux French
Means "the red", from Old French ros "red". This was a nickname for a person with red hair.

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

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.

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

Marie French
From the given name Marie.

Marin Romanian, French
From the given name Marin.

Marion French
Derived from the given name Marion 1.

Martin English, French, German, Swedish
Derived from the given name Martin. This is the most common surname in France.

Maurice French
From the given name Maurice.

Ménard French
From the Germanic given name Meginhard.

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).

Normand French
French form of Norman.

Pascal French
Derived from the given name Pascal.

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

Perrault French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

Perreault French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

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.

Philippe French
From the given name Philippe.

Picard French
Originally denoted a person from Picardy, a historical region of northern France. It is derived from Old French pic meaning "pike, spike".

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.

Rémy French
From the given name Rémy.

Renard French
From the given name Renard.

Renaud French
From the given name Renaud.

Renault French
Derived from the given name Renaud.

Reynaud French
From the given name Reynaud.

Richard English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Richard.

Rivière French
French cognate of Rivers.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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