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Origin Of The Surname French

Meaning Of The Surname French

Someone from France

Interesting Facts About French

This Middle English name was originally used as an ethnic name given to anyone who was from France. The name developed from the Old English words ‘Frennsee’ and ‘Frenche’ which both meant French. The first recorded spelling of this family name dates back to 1273 and is of Simon le Frensch in Wiltshire.

French Statistics

French is the number 259 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 32,541 share the surname French in the UK.

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