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Origin and popularity of the name FRENCH

Origin

French : English:: 1: ethnic name for someone from France from Middle English frensh frenche ‘French’ (Old English frencisc) or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who adopted French airs.2: variant of Anglo-Norman French Frain.

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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Oxford Dictionary if Family Names in Britain and Ireland, ©2016, University of the West of England

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Geographic distribution of the 121,251 individuals with the name FRENCH on Geneanet.

 

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    (769 individuals)

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    Variants of name FRENCH

    FRENCHE FFRECHE FFRENCH