France Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

France Name Meaning: From the Middle Latin "Franciscus", meaning "a frenchman".

The Middle Latin \"Franciscus\", which means \"a frenchman\", was derived from the Old French \"franc\", meaning \"free\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

France Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the France family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 340
Coal Miner 53
House Servant 39
Agricultural Labourer 36
Labourer 32
At Home 30
House Keeper 23
Dress Maker 21
Silk Weaver 19
Hand Loom Weaver Woollen 19
Errand Boy 17
Farm Labourer 16
Weaver 15
H L W Weaver 15
Pauper 14
Laundress 13
General Servant 12
Servant 12
Cotton Weaver 11
Carpet Weaver 11
Nurse 10
Woollen Weaver 10
Hand Loom Weaver 9
Painter 9
Clothier 9

France Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 France 100% 33,655
2 Farrance 75% 2,274
3 Furnace 57% 1,489
4 Furnice 57% 404
5 Frence 83% 123

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The surname France is the most popular version of all its varients

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