Francoise History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
France is naturally the ancestral homeland of the prestigious surname Francoise. This surname was originally a nickname, which was a type of hereditary surname, for someone from the country of France. Although it began as a name, the name gained much popularity as a patronymic in the Middle Ages due to the popularity of St. Francis of Assisi.
Early Origins of the Francoise family
The surname Francoise was first found in Poitou, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.
Early History of the Francoise family
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Francoise Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lefrançois, François, Français, Lefrançais, Françoise and many more.
Early Notables of the Francoise family
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Francoise Ranking
In France, the name Francoise is the 2,245th most popular surname with an estimated 2,853 people with that name. 1
Francoise migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Francoise Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Marie Françoise, who was a property owner in New Orleans, LA in 1731
- Georgina Wolfeline Francoise, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1793 2
Francoise Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- lsaak Francoise, aged 26, who landed in New York, NY in 1854 2
- Johanna Francoise, aged 18, who arrived in New York, NY in 1854 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Francoise (post 1700) +
- Francoise Bergan, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 2012 3
Citations +
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html