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Faber German, Dutch, French, Danish
An occupational name for a blacksmith or ironworker, ultimately derived from Latin faber "artisan, creator, craftsman, smith".

Fabergé French (Huguenot, Russified, ?), Popular Culture
From Russian Фаберже (Faberzhe), which is ultimately of Huguenot French origin, having evolved (since c. 17th century) from Favri; compare Favre... [more]

Fabert French

Faby French

Fafard French
Possibly derived from the french 'fard' meaning 'made-up' or 'make-up'. This is in a theatrical sense and does not imply lying. Very possibly a derivation form a theatrical occupation

Fagot French

Faidide French

Fain French, English, Welsh
Deriving from the Latin fanum meaning "temple."

Falaise French

Falba Occitan (Archaic), French (Rare)
Possibly from French fauve "wildcat".

Faline French

Faliu French

Farand English (Canadian), French (Quebec)
Derived from the given name FARIMOND or from the French word ferrer meaning "to be clad in iron" or "to shoe a horse".

Fardelle French

Farge French
Reduced or Americanized form of La Farge/Lafarge.

Farion French
Possibly meaning "from Fare".

Farragut Breton, French, Catalan, American
A Breton-French surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was American naval flag officer David Farragut (1801-1870), who is known for serving during the American Civil War. His father was of Catalan ancestry... [more]

Fau French

Faucette French
From French fausette, meaning "falsehood." Variant of Fasset and Faucet.

Fauchier French

Fauriel Occitan, French
Diminutive of Occitan faure meaning "blacksmith" (see Faure).

Faustin French
From the given name Faustin.

Faut French

Faux French

Favier French
Occupational name for a grower of beans or a bean merchant derived from Latin faba "bean".

Favreaux French

Favri French (Huguenot), Medieval French
The medieval French word for Blacksmith.

Fayard French
Originally French topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or beech-wood.

Faye French, English
Variant of Fay 1 and Fay 2.

Félicien French
From the given name Félicien

Feria French (Huguenot)

Fernel French
Derived from French ferronel, a diminutive of (obsolete) ferron "maker or seller of iron".

Féron French

Ferraille French

Ferrand French, English
This French surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval French masculine given name Ferrand, which was a variant form of the name Fernand, itself a contraction of Ferdinand.... [more]

Ferrandin French (Rare)
This French surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from the name of a profession (thus making it an occupational surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the masculine given name Ferrandin, which was a diminutive of the medieval French given name Ferrand... [more]

Ferraud French

Ferron French
Variant of Feron.

Feuille French
This is actually a standard word in French, correctly pronounce like "furry" without the r's. It means "leaf", or "sheet" (i.e. feuille de papier).

Février French
Meaning, "February."

Fey German, English, French, Danish
English: variant of Fay. ... [more]

Fézensac French

Fiennes French

Figuier French (Rare)
From French figuier meaning "fig tree" (ultimately from Latin ficus; a cognate of Figueroa), possibly indicating a person who lived near a fig tree or one who owned a plantation of fig trees.

Filbert German, English (Rare), French (Rare)
Derived from the name Filbert, a variant of Philibert.

Filet French

Filleul French

Fillion French, French (Quebec)
Probably a diminutive of fils or fille, respectively "son" and "daughter". May have alluded to the bearer being the youngest amongst siblings.

Fillol Catalan, French
Means "godson".

Fils French
From fils "son", used to identify the younger of two bearers of the same personal name in a family.

Firman English, French
From a medieval personal name meaning "firm, resolute, strong man." Borne by early saints and bishops. First name variants Firman and Firmin... [more]

Fisseux French

Flamand French
ethnic name for a Fleming someone from Flanders from Old French flamenc.

Flamel French
Meaning unknown. Proposals include french flamme meaning "flame" or a description of origin, such as "Flemish", or the French term for the same word, Flamand.... [more]

Flameng French
Possibly a form of Fleming.

Flament French, Flemish
French and Flemish cognate of Fleming.

Flammier French

Flandre French
French cognate of Flanders, given to someone from Flanders (which is called Flandre in French).

Flavigny French
French form of Flavinius. The Flavigny Abbey, in the French region of Burgundy, became famous because of the candies made by its Benedictine monks, called the anise of Flavigny... [more]

Flekser French

Fleytoux French
Surname of Léa Fleytoux, French-born dancer with the American Ballet Theater

Florent French
From the given name Florent.

Florentin Romanian, French, German
From the given name Florentin.

Floretta French

Florine French
From the given name Florine.

Flory French
Southern French surname derived from the given name Florius.

Flusin French

Foliot Norman

Fonjallaz French (Swiss)

Font Catalan, Occitan, Spanish, French
topographic name for someone living near a spring or well Catalan and Occitan font "spring well" (from Latin fons genitive fontis).

Fontan Galician, Occitan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain".

Fontane French, Occitan, Catalan
From Old French meaning "well, fountain".

Fonte Italian, French, Spanish

Fontenot French (Cajun)
From the Old French word "fontaine", meaning "fountain."

Fonteyne French, Walloon
Variant of Fontaine.

Foret French, French Creole
From Old French forest ‘forest’, a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or an occupational name for a keeper or worker in one. See also Forrest... [more]

Forgue French

Forrest French
French and English last name

Fort French, Walloon, English, Catalan
Either a nickname from Old French Middle English Catalan fort "strong brave" (from Latin fortis). Compare Lefort... [more]

Fortescue French
Means 'strong shield' from French elements fort meaning "strong" and escu meaning "shield#

Fortin French
Diminutive of Fort.

Foucault French
Derived from the Germanic given name Folcwald, which was composed of the elements folk "people" and walt "power, leader, ruler"... [more]

Fouche French
"people army"

Foucher French

Foulon Belgian, French

Foundikou f French

Fouquereau French (Quebec)
Jean Fouquereau was born on November 6, 1617, in Anjou, Isère, France, his father, Louis, was 23 and his mother, Catherine, was 20. He married Renee Bataille on December 31, 1639, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France... [more]

Fouquet French
From a pet form or a diminutive of Fouques.

Fourrier French

Foy French
From a medieval nickname based on Old French foi "faith", applied either to a notably pious person or to one who frequently used the word as an oath; also, from the medieval French female personal name Foy, from Old French foi "faith".

Fradet French

Frain French
Topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree from Old French fraisne fresne "ash" from Latin fraxinus "ash".

France French
Ethnic name for an inhabitant of France, a country in Europe.

Francisque French
From the given name Francisque.

Franck English, French
From the given name Franck.

Francoise French

Franzen French

Fras French

Frasure French
The surname Frasure is of French origin and is derived from the Old French word "frasor," meaning "breaker" or "smasher." It is believed to have been a nickname given to someone who was strong or forceful.

Fray French, English
From the German surname Frey or the Old French given name FRAY.

Fraysse French

Freer French
Dutch spelling of Frere (brother); another variant spelling is Frear.

Fregeau French
Metathesized form of Fergeau from an old vernacular form of the Latin personal name Ferreolus derived from ferrum meaning "iron".

Frémont French (Americanized), English (American)
Fremont is a French surname meaning Free Mountain. People include John Frémont a US Explorer and Politician who fought in the Mexican-American War to free California and many places named after him, Including Fremont, California, and Fremont Nebraska.

Frere French
From French frere meaning "brother".

Froid French

Froissant French

Fromager French
Occupational name for someone who makes or sells cheese.

Froment French, Walloon, English
from French froment "wheat" (from Latin frumentum "grain") probably applied as a nickname for a peasant or as metonymic occupational name for a dealer in wheat... [more]

Fruit French

Fumouze French

Furneaux French (Anglicized), English
Locational surname from any of several places in France called Fourneaux, or from fourneau "furnace".

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