A French last name automatically intrigues.
Keep reading this page to find some uncommon and common French last names.
It practically screams, I am cosmopolitan!
Keep reading this page to find some uncommon and common French last names.
Perhaps thats why so many people seek out French last names to use for characters in screenplays and novels.
Some French last names can be associated with ancestors trades or family occupations or based on locations.
This, evidently, is an occupational name.
This name is typically a boys first name.
Chevrolet This is an occupational name, meaning horseman, knight.
This is where the Chevrolet Motor Company got its name.
Couture While this is often used as an adjective, this is a metonymic occupational name for a tailor.
Fabron/Favre These are occupational names derived from the Old French word fevre, meaning blacksmith.
Therefore, this is a surname for someone who could have been a blacksmith.
Fabreau This is an occupational name for someone who was a grower or seller of beans.
Gagneux / Gagnier to farm, to cultivate
Garnier meaning keeper of the granary aka a storehouse for grain.
This can also include their status, too.
These surnames include the prefix de, des, du, and le.
This name could be associated with someone who was from this beautiful place.
Deforest This place-name is derived from old French, associated with someone who is from a place named Forest.
For example, Nord or Somme.
Other French names associated with the forest areDubois, Forest, andForestier.
In French, faverge means forge.
Fontaine this is a name that is also a girl or boys first name meaning fountain or water source.
Lavigne In French, vin means wine, and in old French, it was spelled vigne.
Therefore, this is a surname for someone who lived near a vineyard.
Lyon This is a locational name of someone who lived in the city of Lyon, France.
One old French word is beau or bel, both meaning fair, lovely, beautiful.
Beaumont name meaning beautiful (beau) mountain (mont).
Another variation of this name is Belmont.
Blanc This is a French word meaning white.
This French last name refers to someone who drinks a lot of wine.
Deschamps from the fields.
Descoteaux This locational name is derived from a person who lived in a hilly place.
In French, coteau means hillside, slope of a hill.
Desjardins This locational last name is based on the plural of French word Jardin, meaning garden.
This is habitational, for someone who lives near or in a garden.
Another French surname is Gardinier, meaning gardener.
Desroches someone who lives near or among rocks.
Desrosiers someone who lives among rose bushes.
It is also an English and Scottish name.
Another variation of this name is spelled Bonnay.
Bouchard This is a Norman name with Germanic elements, typically given as a first name.
Charbonneau This is a French surname (and nickname) for a person with dark hair and/or dark complexion.
This is based on the old French word charbon meaning charcoal.
Albert This name originated from German descent but is also associated with the French.
It is composed of the Germanic elements adal (noble) + berht (bright or famous).
This can also be a first name.
It is derived from the pre-Christian name Augustus meaning sacred.
Berger This last name is an occupational name for a shepherd.
It also has a German origin, deriving from the word mountain or hill.
It means belonging to Mars.
For example, Barre-en-Ouche in Eure or Barre-de-Semilly in Manche, it means obstruction, bar, or gateway.
In another place, Barre in Lozere, it means height.
Another spelling variation of this name is Belrose.
Chastain This is an old French name meaning from the chestnut tree.
This name has two very different meanings: breath and son.
This is a name for someone who is courageous.
This is an ancient Christian martyr name too.
Felix This is typically a males first name, stemming from Latin origin, meaning lucky, successful.
Francois This is commonly a French first name meaning freeman.
Leroy This common first name meaning the king.
Martin This is a name that can fit as both a first or last name.
It stems from Mars, the Roman god of war.
The pronunciation of this surname is del-a-croy.
Gosse / Gosselin This surname derived from Normandy during the Middle Ages.
It comes from a name meaning the little god.
Leon This French name originated from the Greek word meaning lion.
There are variations of this name, including Michael, Michelle, and Mitchell.
Marie This French name is often used for baby girls.
It is a variant of the Latin name Mary, meaning star of the sea.
Leveque This old French last name translates to bishop.
It can also be associated as a member of a bishops household.
Marion This last name originates from ancient Medieval France, but more specifically, a place called Breton.
It is a name for someone who was/is devoted to the Virgin Mary.
In Hebrew, it is written as Miryam, meaning wished for child.
In French, it means bold or courageous.
Jordan This is a given name of Hebrew origin meaning to flow down.
Langlais/Langlois Anglais is the French word for English, so this surname quite literally means an English man.
Langlois refers to the English.
This name is typically given to boys, meaning lion-man.
Lecuyer In French, ecuyer means shield-bearer.
This name is derived from someone who belonged to the social rank immediately below the one of a knight.
Segal the occupational name for a grower or seller of rye.
