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Barbon French (Quebec)
Derived from the nickname barbon meaning "old codger" as well as referring to a "confirmed bachelor".

Beaubien French (Quebec), English
From French beau meaning "beautiful" and bien meaning "well, good". The name referred to someone with physical beauty.

Beauchemin French (Quebec), French
Means "good road" in French, from French beau "beautiful" and chemin "path, road". This name is more common in the French-speaking parts of Canada than in France.

Beaudelaire French (Quebec)
Franco-American & French-Canadian variant of the French surname Baudelaire. Also seen in Louisiana French-Creole.

Beaudoin French (Quebec), French
From Beaudoin, a variant of Baudoin.

Beaudry French (Quebec)

Beausoleil French (Quebec), French
Topographic name for a person who lived in a place that was exposed to the sun, or from minor French place names, both derived from French beau "beautiful" and soleil "sun".

Bechard French (Quebec)

Béliveau French (Rare), French (Quebec)
Derived from Old French besliver meaning "to stagger along", originally a nickname referring to a drunkard. It could also denote a person who lived in a beautiful, lovely valley, derived from French beau "beautiful" or Old French beu, bel "fair, lovely", combined with val meaning "valley"... [more]

Belonger French (Quebec)
variant of French Belanger or Boulanger

Beneteau French (Quebec)

Berube French (Quebec)

Bessette French (Quebec), French (Acadian), French
Bessette appears to be a French Canadian surname of multiple origins.... [more]

Bilodeau French (Quebec)
Variant of Billaudeau.

Binette French (Quebec)
Altered spelling of French Binet, a short form of Robinet, a pet form of Robert... [more]

Bissonnette French (Quebec)
North American spelling of French Bissonet, a topographic name from a diminutive of Old French buisson meaning "bush, scrub".

Bois French, French (Quebec)
Derived from French bois "wood, forest", this name used to denote someone who lived near a forest.

Bolduc French (Quebec)
Probably from an old Germanic name with the roots baldi and dux, the Italian Balducci has the same etymology

Bordelais French (Quebec)

Boudreau French (Quebec)
Variant of Beaudreau.

Boulard French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
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Bourque French (Quebec)
Unknown history. A famous bearer is Raymond Bourque (B.-1960), a Quebec born professional ice hockey player from 1979-2001.

Brunette French (Quebec)
Variant of Brunet, reflecting the French Canadian pattern of pronouncing the final -t, which is not pronounced in metropolitan French.

Busque French (Quebec)
Québécois variant of Busquet.

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