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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,773 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 469 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the First French colonial empire existed mainly in the Americas and Asia. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the second French colonial empire existed mainly in Africa and Asia. France had about 80 colonies throughout its history, the second most colonies in the world behind only the British Empire. [1]
Jules Harmand (Southeast Asia) Xavier Hommaire de Hell (Russia, Iran) Évariste Huc (China, Mongolia) François-Joseph-Amédée Lamy (Africa) Jean-Baptiste Marchand (Africa) Parfait-Louis Monteil (Africa) Joseph Nicollet (North America) Camille de Roquefeuil (circumnavigation, Pacific Ocean) Auguste Pavie (Southeast Asia)
Traditionally, most French people were given names from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. However, given names for French citizens from immigrant communities are often from their own culture, and in modern France it has become increasingly common to use first names of (international) English or other foreign origin.
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. On 31 December 1997 there were 316 295 different surnames in Belgium (total population: 11,521,238).
Pages in category "French noble families" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ambly des Ayvelles;
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries