French Name Meaning: This is an ethnic name for someone from France,or who has adopted French airs.
The middle english term is 'frensche',also a variant of Anglo-Norman french 'frain',a topographic name for someone who lived near an ash tree or ash wood.
Discover how your French ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 191 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 146 |
| Channel Islands | 31 |
| Cheshire | 55 |
| Cornwall | 110 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 47 |
| Devon | 661 |
| Dorset | 56 |
| Durham | 347 |
| Essex | 872 |
| Gloucestershire | 260 |
| Hampshire | 249 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 243 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 11 |
| Kent | 504 |
| Lancashire | 444 |
| Leicestershire | 95 |
| Lincolnshire | 121 |
| London | 1,670 |
| Middlesex | 121 |
| Northumberland | 114 |
| Norfolk | 168 |
| Northamptonshire | 253 |
| Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | 415 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 13 |
| Suffolk | 295 |
| Somerset | 254 |
| Surrey | 97 |
| Sussex | 506 |
| Staffordshire | 140 |
| Warwickshire | 365 |
| Westmorland | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 40 |
| Yorkshire | 278 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 75 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 51 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,515 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 547 |
| Labourer | 135 |
| House Servant | 112 |
| Dress Maker | 98 |
| Laundress | 89 |
| Servant | 77 |
| General Servant | 69 |
| Lace Maker | 68 |
| Shoe Maker | 51 |
| Carter | 49 |
| House Keeper | 49 |
| Carpenter | 45 |
| Tailor | 42 |
| Straw Plaiter | 41 |
| Cook | 40 |
| House Maid | 34 |
| Groom | 33 |
| Nurse | 33 |
| Coal Miner | 31 |
| Farmer | 30 |
| Farm Labourer | 30 |
| Silk Weaver | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| Wife Of Above | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William French | 6,856 |
| Mary French | 6,210 |
| John French | 5,541 |
| Elizabeth French | 4,318 |
| George French | 3,960 |
| Sarah French | 3,377 |
| Thomas French | 3,176 |
| James French | 2,943 |
| Charles French | 2,220 |
| Henry French | 2,192 |
| Ann French | 2,006 |
| Jane French | 1,826 |
| Eliza French | 1,531 |
| Frederick French | 1,484 |
| Joseph French | 1,474 |
| Emma French | 1,423 |
| Annie French | 1,403 |
| Robert French | 1,352 |
| Ellen French | 1,311 |
| Alice French | 1,280 |
| Emily French | 1,218 |
| Arthur French | 1,087 |
| Alfred French | 1,052 |
| Edward French | 1,047 |
| Samuel French | 967 |