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 777
Coal Miner 138
General Labourer 62
Cotton Weaver 59
Agricultural Labourer 50
Woollen Weaver 47
Living On Own Means 35
Dress Maker 32
Domestic Servant 27
Living On Her Own Means 27
Labourer 27
Joiner 26
General Servant Domestic 24
Clerk 21
General Servant 20
House Keeper 19
Laundress 19
Tailor 18
Cotton Spinner 18
Cotton Piecer 17
Carter 16
Farm Labourer 15
Butcher 15
Farmer 14
Blacksmith 12

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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