Francis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Francis 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

Francis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Francis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,519
Agricultural Labourer 420
Domestic Servant 213
Labourer 201
Dress Maker 197
Coal Miner 181
General Labourer 169
General Servant 154
Carpenter 98
Farm Labourer 92
Laundress 91
Annuitant 81
Charwoman 66
Farmers Son 58
General Servant Domestic 57
Tailor 54
No Occupation 49
Servant 49
Farm Servant Indoor 47
House Keeper 45
Gardener 40
Farmers Wife 40
Bricklayer 38
Butcher 38
General Domestic Servant 38

Francis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Francis 100% 124,433
2 Frances 86% 32,385
3 Francies 88% 1,105
4 Francois 88% 149
5 Francess 75% 146

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

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