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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 .
French-language surnames (1 C, 1,725 P) N. Norman-language surnames (29 P) O. Occitan-language surnames (41 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S.
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Flanders has a Dutch-language tradition, while Wallonia has a French-language tradition. The Brussels-Capital Region is a mix of both Dutch- and French-language influences, with a large influx of foreign names. These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below.
French names typically consist of one or multiple given names, and a surname. One given name, usually the first, and the surname are used in a person's daily life, with the other given names used mainly in official documents. Middle names, in the English sense, do not exist. Initials are not used to represent second or further given names.
-ouf (French), French spelling of Arabic names ending with -ūf [citation needed]-ouf, Norman-French spelling of surnames of Anglo-Scandinavian origin or West Germanic origin ending with -ulf or -wulf-oui (French), French spelling of Arabic names, English spelling -wi [citation needed]-ous [citation needed]
A large number of Arabic last names start with "Al-" which means "The" Arab States of the Persian Gulf: Names mainly consist of the person's name followed by the father's first name connected by the word "ibn" or "bin" (meaning "son of"). The last name either refers to the name of the tribe the person belongs to, or to the region, city, or town ...
Ballard (a common French surname) Belfonte; Bellevue ("Beautiful View") Boise City (from Boisé, "Wooded") Cache; Chouteau (named for Auguste Pierre Chouteau, fur trader born in Upper Louisiana of French descent; Delaware County; Durant (The French surname of the town's founding French/Choctaw family)