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Franco-American Flag [citation needed]. French Americans are U.S. citizens or nationals of French descent and heritage. The majority of Franco-American families did not arrive directly from France, but rather settled French territories in the New World (primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries) before moving or being forced to move to the United States later on (see Quebec diaspora and Great ...
v. t. e. French Americans or Franco-Americans (French: Franco-américains) are citizens or nationals of the United States who identify themselves with having full or partial French or French-Canadian heritage, ethnicity and/or ancestral ties. [2][3][4] They include French-Canadian Americans, whose experience and identity differ from the broader ...
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette [a] (French: [ʒilbɛʁ dy mɔtje maʁki d(ə) la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette [a] (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington ...
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of French ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. American people of French descent. American people of Corsican descent. American people of French Polynesian descent. American people of Saint Martinois descent. Cajun people. American families of French ancestry.
The French were eager to explore North America but New France remained largely unpopulated. Due to the lack of women, intermarriages between French and Indians were frequent, giving rise to the Métis people. Relations between the French and Indians were usually peaceful. As the 19th-century historian Francis Parkman stated:
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t. e. French-Canadian Americans (French: Américains franco-canadiens; also referred to as Franco-Canadian Americans or Canadien Americans) are Americans of French-Canadian descent. About 2 million U.S. residents cited this ancestry in the 2020 census. In the 2010 census, the majority of respondents reported speaking French at home. [2]
Ladew family (5 P) Landrieu family (4 P) LaRue family (12 P) Le Moyne family (1 C, 15 P) Long family (1 C, 18 P) Lorillard family (1 C, 15 P) Louis-Dreyfus family (14 P)