Français History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

France is naturally the ancestral homeland of the prestigious surname Français. 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 Français family

The surname Français was first found in Poitou, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Français family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Français research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1582, 1614, 1618, 1685, 1716, 1725 and 1808 are included under the topic Early Français History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Français Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lefrançois, François, Français, Lefrançais, Françoise and many more.

Early Notables of the Français family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Antoine Français de Nantes, a state advisor under Napoleon, who received his title to nobility on April 24, 1808

Français Ranking

In France, the name Français is the 6,818^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Français migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Français Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Francais, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1642 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Français (post 1700) +

Jean Français, French diplomatist, Paris

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)