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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,727 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Surnames of French origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 455 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Some French last names include a prefix called a particle (French: particule), a preposition or article at the beginning of the name. The most widespread of these are de (meaning "of"), le or la ("the"), and Du or de La ("of the"). The capitalisation of particules can vary.
French-language surnames (1 C, 1,727 P) Pages in category "French names" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Code of Conduct; Developers;
Pages in category "French masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 342 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Names starting with O' and Mac/Mc were originally patronymic. Of the names above, with the exception of Smith and Walsh, all originally began with O' or Mac/Mc but many have lost this prefix over time. Mac/Mc, meaning Son, and Ó, meaning Little (or Descendant), are used by sons born into the family.
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French emigration from the years 1789 to 1815 refers to the mass movement of citizens from France to neighboring countries, in reaction to the instability and upheaval caused by the French Revolution and the succeeding Napoleonic rule.