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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 ...
Many U.S. cities have large French American populations. The city with the largest concentration of people of French extraction is Madawaska, Maine, while the largest French-speaking population by percentage of speakers in the U.S. is found in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
Pages in category "American people of French descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 969 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
French people of Louisiana Creole descent (8 P) Pages in category "French people of American descent" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total.
The American diaspora includes multiple instances in which United States citizens have emigrated after marrying members of international noble or royal families. American citizens born in the United States
Frédéric Passy (1822–1912), French economist, author and pacifist who was a founding member of several peace societies, joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 for his work in the European peace movement, a convert to Protestantism from Roman Catholicism. [106] Daniel Patte, French-American theologian. [107] [108]
Antoine Leroux, New Mexico (named for Antoine Leroux (1801 - 1861), a famous trader and scout, born from French - Canadian parents, who settled in Taos, New Mexico) St. Vrain, New Mexico (named for Ceran St. Vrain (1802 - 1870), a Western American trader of French descent.
Elizabeth Beers-Curtis, by marriage (Second French Empire) Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston, by marriage (United Kingdom) Henry Hathaway, by birth as Henri Léopold, Marquis de Fiennes (Kingdom of Belgium) Francis Augustus MacNutt, ennobled (Holy See) Medora de Vallombrosa, Marquise de Morès, by marriage (Kingdom of Sardinia)