| 2 |
Martin |
German or French surname based on the male German given name Martin. It derived from the Roman name Martinus which originated in the name of the Roman god of war, Mars. The English names Marcus and Mark are relatives. |
174,822 |
| 3 |
Durand |
Catalan, Galician, and Spanish surname based on the male given name Durand. It derived from the Latin durandus, meaning "enduring" and "lasting." |
105,645 |
| 4 |
Bernard |
Surname based on the male French given name Bernard. The name derived from the Germanic compound Bernhard which combined the elements bern (bear) and hard (brave). |
100,833 |
| 5 |
Dubois |
French surname based on a toponym referring to someone who lived in a forest or wooded area. The name derived from the French fused preposition and definite article du meaning "from the" and the noun bois which means "wood." The English surname Wood can be considered an equivalent. |
93,816 |
| 6 |
Dupont |
French surname based on a toponym referring to someone who lived near a bridge. The name derived from the French fused preposition and definite article du meaning "from the" and the noun pont which means "bridge." The English surname Bridges can be considered an equivalent. |
93,314 |
| 7 |
Michel |
French surname based on the male Middle English and Old French given name Michel, a version of Michael. It derived from the Middle English adjectives michel, mechel, muchel meaning "big" as a moniker for a big man. |
84,448 |
| 8 |
Petit |
French and Catalan surname based on a moniker for a small person. The name derived from the Catalan and French adjective petit meaning "little," "slender," and "short." The English surname Little can be considered a relative. |
83,431 |
| 9 |
Thomas |
English, French, and German surname based on the male given name Thomas. It derived from the Aramaic noun t’om’a, meaning "twin." |
78,557 |
| 10 |
Richard |
French surname based on the male Czech, Dutch, English, French, and Germanic given name Richard. The male given name meant "brave power"; it derived from the Germanic components ric (power) and hard (brave). |
78,398 |
| 11 |
Robert |
French surname based on the male English, French, and German given name Robert. The given name developed from the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame"; it derived from the Germanic components hrod (fame) and beraht (bright). |
77,063 |
| 12 |
Laurent |
Surname based on the male French given name Laurent. The name derived from the Roman toponym Laurentius which meant "from the city of Laurentum." The name of this place may have originated in the Latin word laurus meaning "laurel." The English names Laurence, Lawrence, Loren, and Lorin are relatives. |
76,451 |
| 13 |
Moreau |
French surname based on the male French given name Moreau. It derived from the old given name Morellus, originating in the name Maurus which meant "dark skinned." The name is the equivalent of the English surname Moore. |
76,023 |
| 14 |
Nguyen |
Surname based on the Vietnamese surname derived from the moniker Nguyen. The name probably derived from the Chinese surname Ruan which refers to a Chinese instrument similar to a lute. |
75,043 |
| 15 |
Garcia |
Patronymic surname probably based on an ancient Basque, Portuguese, or Spanish given name. The name could have derived from the Basque words (H)artz (bear) or garze (young) or even both of them. |
73,806 |
| 16 |
Simon |
Dutch, English, French, and German surname based on the male given name Simon. It derived from the Greek name Simon originating in the Hebrew name Shimon and means "He has heard." |
69,581 |
| 17 |
David |
Surname based on the male given name David. It derived from the Hebrew given name Dawid which originated in the Hebrew root dwd, meaning "beloved." It was also the name of the famous biblical character King David who was the second king of Israel after Saul. |
66,912 |
| 18 |
Lambert |
German surname based on the male Germanic given name Landberht. This name derived from the components land (land) and berth (bright). |
58,695 |
| 19 |
Bertrand |
Surname based on the male French given name Bertrand. The name derived from the Germanic compound Berahtrand which combined the elements beraht (bright) and rand (edge or rim). |
58,413 |
| 20 |
Morel |
Catalan and French surname based on the male given name Morel. It developed as a diminutive of the name Maurus which meant "dark skinned." The name is the equivalent of the English surname Moore. |
57,078 |
| 21 |
Fournier |
Surname based on a French occupational surname for a baker. It derived from the Old French noun Fournier which originally referred to the man responsible for cooking the dough in the fourneau (oven). This surname was frequently Americanized as Fuller. |
56,723 |
| 22 |
Lefebvre |
French surname based on a variant spelling of the name Lefèvre. It derived from an occupational surname for an ironworker or smith, composed of the French definite article le and the Old French noun fever. The letter -b- in Lefebvre probably originated in the Latin word faber for "craftsman." It is the equivalent of the English surname Smith. |
62,491 |
| 23 |
Leroy |
French surname based on a moniker or an occupational surname. The name derived from the French definite article le and the Old French noun roy for "king." The name was used to refer to a person conducting himself like a king or to someone playing a leading role in a tournament or pageant. The name could have also referred to someone living near or at the king's property; to someone working for the king or in the king's service; or to a person belonging to the king through their status in the feudal fief or serfdom systems. It corresponds to the English surname King. |
62,405 |
| 24 |
Roux |
French surname based on a moniker for someone with red hair. It derived from the Old French adjective rous for "red." |
59,564 |
| 25 |
Vincent |
English and French surname based on the male given name Vincent. It derived from the Latin name Vicentius, originating in the Latin verb vincere (to conquer). |
56,674 |
| 26 |
Blanc |
French surname based on the French color adjective blanc (white). It may, however, have originated in the Germanic adjective blank meaning "bright, polished." The name probably developed as a moniker for someone pale or someone with white hair. |
55,878 |
| 27 |
Martinez |
Portuguese and Spanish patronymic surname based on the male given name Martín, meaning "son of Martín." The name Martín derived from the Roman name Martinus which originated in the name of the Roman god of war, Mars. The English names Marcus, Mark, and Martin are relatives; the patronymic surname corresponds to the English surname Martinson. |
54,849 |
| 28 |
Jean |
French surname based on the French given name Jean which derived from the Latin name Ioannes. It corresponds to the English surname John. |
54,825 |
| 29 |
Rousseau |
French surname based on a moniker for someone with red hair. It derived from a diminutive of the name Roux, originating in the Old French adjective rous for "red." |
55,547 |
| 30 |
Girard |
Surname based on a variant spelling of the male French given name Gérard. The name derived from the combination of the two Germanic words ger (spear) and hard (brave). |
55,535 |
| 31 |
Legrand |
French surname based on a moniker for a tall person. It derived from the French definite article le and the Old French adjective grand for "large" or "tall," meaning "the tall one." This makes it the equivalent of the English surnames Grant or Long. The name could have also been used to indicate seniority rather than size. |
51,849 |
| 32 |
Faure |
French surname based on an occupational name for an ironworker or smith. It derived from the Old French fever and ultimately the Latin word faber for "craftsman." |
51,310 |
| 33 |
Perrin |
French surname based on the male Old French given name Perrin, a diminutive form of the male French given name Pierre, the French form of Peter. The name Peter derived from the male Greek given name Petros originating in the Greek noun petros which means "stone." |
51,310 |
| 34 |
Bonnet |
French surname based on the male medieval given name Bonettus, a diminutive of the Latin bonus for "good." The surname Bonnet could also be based on an occupational surname for a maker or seller of hats, a milliner. It derived from the Old French noun bon(n)et for "bonnet" or "hat." |
54,641 |
| 35 |
Mercier |
French surname based on an English and French occupational surname for a trader. The name derived from the Old French noun mercier of that meaning. The English and Scottish surname Mercer is an equivalent. |
52,265 |
| 36 |
Garnier |
French surname based on the male Germanic given name Warinhari. It combined the elements warin (guard) and hari (army). |
52,657 |
| 37 |
Muller |
Austro-Bavarian, German, Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname based on the occupational surname Müller describing a person who owns or works in a grain mill, a miller. The name derived from the Middle High German noun mül (mill) and the male suffix -er; it is related to the English surname Miller. |
50,576 |
| 38 |
Marie |
French surname based on the female Czech, French, and German given name Marie. It derived from the male and female Latin given name Maria, originating in the Hebrew name Mary. Spelled Marié, the name could also be based on a moniker for a newly married man; derived from the past participle of marier (to marry). |
51,016 |
| 39 |
Gauthier |
French surname based on a Germanic personal name combining the components wald (rule) and hari (army). |
49,559 |
| 40 |
Lopez |
López is a Spanish patronymic surname based on the male Spanish given name Lope, meaning "son of Lope." The name derived from the Latin name Lupus (wolf). |
49,302 |
| 41 |
Gautier |
French surname based on a variant spelling of the French surname Gauthier. It derived from a male Germanic given name combining the components wald (rule) and hari (army). |
48,702 |
| 42 |
Cohen |
Surname based on the Hebrew occupational surname derived from the Hebrew word meaning "priest." This name refers to the priests during biblical times. |
48,677 |
| 43 |
Pierre |
Surname based on the male French given name Pierre. It derived from the Old French noun pierre meaning "stone or "rock" and originated in the Latin noun petra. The name could have developed from a toponym referring to a patch of stony soil or from an occupational name for a quarryman or stonemason. The name corresponds to the male English given name Peter. |
48,298 |
| 44 |
Nicolas |
French surname based on the male French given name Nicolas, the French form of Nicholas. The male given name Nicholas developed from the Greek name Nikolaos which derived from the Greek nouns nike (victory) and laos (people), meaning "victory of the people." |
48,090 |
| 45 |
Perez |
Jewish (Sephardic) and Spanish patronymic surname based on the male Spanish given name Pedro, meaning "son of Pedro." The name Pedro derived from the male Greek name Petros which means "stone"; the surname Pérez corresponds to the English surname Peterson. |
47,796 |
| 46 |
Chevalier |
French surname based on a title or occupational surname. It derived from the Old French noun chevalier meaning "horseman" and "knight." The name probably represented an occupational surname or moniker for someone in the knight's services. It corresponds to the English surname Knight. |
47,673 |
| 47 |
Fontaine |
French surname based on a toponym referring to an area known for its spring or well. The name derived from the Old French noun fontane of that meaning. |
47,575 |
| 48 |
Morin |
English and French surname based on a diminutive of the medieval male given name More. It probably derived as a toponym from the Middle English more meaning "moor" or "uncultivated land." The name could also be based on the Old French more meaning "Moor," a native of northwestern Africa. In medieval times, this term was used as a moniker for a swarthy or dark-skinned person. |
47,208 |
| 49 |
Duval |
French surname based on a toponym referring to a valley. The name derived from the French fused preposition and definite article du and the Old French noun val (valley), meaning "from the valley." |
45,175 |
| 50 |
Boyer |
Surname probably based on an altered spelling of the German surnames Bayer or Beyer, toponyms for someone coming from Bavaria. The name derived from the German name for Bavaria, Bayern. The surname Boyer could also be based on a toponym referring to a village named Boye in Germany or on a variant spelling of the English surname Bowyer. |
43,681 |
| 51 |
Philippe |
French surname based on the male given name Philip. The name derived from the male Greek name Philippos which means "lover of horses." It originated in philein (to love) and hippos (horse). |
45,702 |
| 52 |
Lefevre |
French surname based on an occupational surname for an ironworker or smith. It derived from the French definite article le and the Old French noun fever which originated in the Latin word faber for "craftsman." It is the equivalent of the English surname Smith. |
43,534 |
| 53 |
Francois |
Surname based on the male French given name François which derived from the Latin name Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman." The English names Francis and Frances are relatives. |
43,240 |
| 54 |
Mathieu |
French surname based on the male French given name Mathieu. The name derived from the Greek name Matthaios originating in the Hebrew name Mattityahu which meant "gift of Yahweh." The English name Matthew is a relative. |
43,240 |
| 55 |
Dumont |
French surname based on a toponym referring to someone who lived on or near a mountain. The name derived from the French fused preposition and definite article du meaning "from the" and the noun mont which means "mountain." |
42,579 |
| 56 |
Meyer |
English, French, and German surname based on the occupational surname for a chief farmer overseeing a manor and working in the service of a feudal landowner. It derived from the Middle High German occupational surname Mei(g)er describing a steward on a farm or estate, a ruler's servant. |
42,322 |
| 57 |
Andre |
Surname based on the male French given name André. This name developed as the French and Portuguese version of the Greek name Andreas which means "manly" or "masculine" and is a relative of the English name Andrew. The name could also be based on a spelling variation of the male Swiss German and Romansh given name Andri, a short form of Andrin which is the Romansh version of Heinrich. This name derived from the Germanic compound Heimirich in which heim stood for "home" and ric for "ruler." The English name Henry is a relative. |
42,297 |
| 58 |
Henry |
Surname based on the English and French given name Henry which derived from the Germanic compound Heimirich in which heim stood for "home" and ric for "ruler." The Normans introduced the name as Henri to England. As an Irish name, it could also represent the Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic surnames Mac Éinrí or Mac Einri, meaning "son of Éinrí/Einri." |
43,583 |
| 59 |
Masson |
French surname probably based on an occupational surname for a stonemason. It derived from the Old French noun mas(s)on of this meaning. The name could also be based on diminutive of the male French given name Thomas. The name Thomas derived as the Greek variant of the Aramaic name Taoma which means "twin." |
41,844 |
| 60 |
Sanchez |
Spanish patronymic surname based on the male given name Sancho, meaning "son of Sancho." The name Sancho derived from the Latin name Sanctus, meaning "sanctified." |
42,971 |
| 61 |
Denis |
Surname based on the male given name Denis. It derived from the male given names Denys or Denis, the medieval French versions of the ancient Greek name Dionysos, with Dios meaning "Zeus" and Nysa referring to the region where Dionysos had been raised. |
41,489 |
| 62 |
Roussel |
French surname based on a moniker for someone with red hair. It derived from the Old French adjective rous for "red" and the diminutive suffix el. Other variants of this surname include Russel, Russill, Rousel, Rousell, and Roussell. |
42,787 |
| 63 |
Marchand |
French surname based on the French and English occupational surname for a buyer and seller of goods, a merchant or trader. The name derived from the Old French noun marchant, originating in the Latin verb mercari meaning "to trade." |
41,195 |
| 64 |
Guerin |
French surname based on the male French given name Guérin. It derived from the male Germanic given name Warin, a short form of given names containing the component war(in) for "guard." |
42,310 |
| 65 |
Levy |
Surname based on the male Hebrew given name Levi. It derived from the Hebrew expression yillaweh which means "he will join." The Torah suggests that the name refers to Leah's hope for Jacob to join her. |
40,938 |
| 66 |
Robin |
French surname based on the male and female Dutch, English, and Swedish given name Robin, a medieval diminutive of Robert. The given name Robert developed from the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame"; it derived from the Germanic components hrod (fame) and beraht (bright). |
40,203 |
| 67 |
Paris |
French, English, and German surname based on the male medieval given name Paris which is an Old French variant of the male given name Patrice. It derived from the Latin name Patricius and meant "nobleman." The surname Paris could also be based on a toponym referring to the French capital Paris or on a moniker for someone who had Parisian connections. |
39,726 |
| 68 |
Olivier |
Surname based on the male Dutch and French given name Olivier. The name derived from the ancient Germanic name Alfher, combining the components alf (elf) and hari (army); the English name Oliver is a relative. |
39,383 |
| 69 |
Dufour |
French surname based on an occupational surname for a baker. It derived from the French fused preposition and definite article du meaning "from the" and the noun four for "oven," thus referring to someone "from the oven," someone baking the bread in a castle or larger manor. It could have also referred to the owner of a communal oven used by the whole village. The right to be in charge of this was a hereditary feudal privilege. The name Dufour could have also referred to a baker of pottery or bricks. It is the equivalent of the English surname Baker. |
39,885 |
| 70 |
Lemaire |
French surname based on an occupational surname or title for a local official. It derived from the French definite article le and the French title maire for a municipal magistrate. The name could also be based on a moniker for a pompous person. |
38,954 |
| 71 |
Brun |
French surname probably based on a moniker referring to someone with brown hair or complexion. It derived from the Old French adjective brun meaning "brown." The surname could also be based on the male Germanic given name Bruno of the same meaning. |
39,395 |
| 72 |
Vidal |
Spanish surname based on the male Spanish given name Vidal. This name derived from the Latin name Vitalis; the meaning of vitalis being "full of life" and "healthy." |
38,942 |
| 73 |
Blanchard |
English and French surname based on the male medieval French given names Blancard or Blanchard. They derived from a male Germanic given name combining the components blank for "white" or "shining" and hard for "strong" and "brave." |
38,575 |
| 74 |
Renaud |
French surname based on a version of the male Germanic given name Reynold. It meant "powerful ruler" and derived from the Germanic name Raginald, composed of the elements ragin (advice) and wald (rule). |
38,036 |
| 75 |
Null |
Surname probably based on a Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational surname for a maker, seller, or user of awls. It derived from the Yiddish word nol for "awl." The name could also be based on a short form of a male Germanic given name containing the components -n and -wald for "rule" or a German moniker for a naive person. |
38,024 |
| 76 |
Clement |
Surname based on the male given name Clement. It derived from the Latin names Clemens or Clementius and means "gentle" and "merciful." |
37,901 |
| 77 |
Meunier |
French surname based on the occupational name describing a person who owns or works in a grain mill, a miller. The name derived from the Old French noun mounier which originated in the Latin noun molina for "mill." |
37,485 |
| 78 |
Roche |
Irish and French surname based on a toponym referring to a rocky outcrop or crag. The name could also be based on a toponym referring to any of the places named with this word, such as Roach in Devon, or Roche in Cornwall and South Yorkshire. It derived from the Old French roche. |
37,423 |
| 79 |
Joly |
French surname based on a variant spelling of the English, French, and Scottish surname Jolly. It developed from a moniker for a cheerful and happy person and derived from the Old French adjective joli(e) meaning "merry." |
37,228 |
| 80 |
Fabre |
Catalan and French surname based on a variant spelling of the occupational surname Faber for a smith. It derived from the Latin noun faber for "craftsman." |
37,436 |
| 81 |
Arnaud |
French surname based on the male medieval given name Arnaldus. The name probably derived from the Germanic name Arnwald which combined the meanings arn (eagle) and wald (power) to "eagle power." |
37,203 |
| 82 |
Giraud |
Surname based on a form of the male French given name Gérald. It derived from a Germanic name combining the components ger (spear) and wald (rule), thus meaning "rule of the spear." |
36,248 |
| 83 |
Gerard |
Catalan, English, and French surname based on the male given name Gerard. The name derived from the combination of the two Germanic words ger (spear) and hard (brave). |
35,905 |
| 84 |
Fernandez |
Spanish patronymic of the given name Fernando, meaning "son of Fernando." The name Fernando derived from the old Spanish form Ferdinando of the Germanic name Fardinand; fardi meaning "journey" and -nand standing for "brave." |
35,354 |
| 85 |
Lucas |
French patronymic surname based on the English and French male given name Lucas, meaning "son of Lucas." This name could have derived from the Greek name Loukas which meant "from Lucania." The English names Lucas and Luke can be considered equivalents. The name could also be based on the given name Lux which derived from the Latin word lux meaning "light." |
35,329 |
| 86 |
Brunet |
Catalan, English, and French surname based on a diminutive of the surname Brun, meaning "the little brown one." It derived from the Old French adjective brun meaning "brown." The surname could also be based on the male Germanic given names Brunhard or Bruno of the same meaning. |
35,293 |
| 87 |
Leroux |
French surname based on a moniker for a man with red hair. It derived from the French definite article le and the Old French adjective rous for "red." |
35,146 |
| 88 |
Barbier |
French surname based on an occupational surname for a barber-surgeon. It derived from the Old French barbier, a derivative of the Latin noun barba, meaning "beard." |
35,133 |
| 89 |
Dumas |
French surname based on a toponym referring to an isolated dwelling in the country rather than in a village. The name derived from the French fused preposition and definite article du and the Occitan noun mas for "farmstead." |
35,060 |
| 90 |
Gaillard |
French surname based on the male given name Gaillard. The name probably derived from a moniker and meant "good-looking." |
34,289 |
| 91 |
Roy |
French surname based on a moniker or an occupational surname. The name derived from the Old French noun roy for "king." The name was used to refer to a person conducting himself like a king or to someone playing a leading role in a tournament or pageant. The name could have also referred to someone living near or at the king's property; to someone working for the king or in the king's service; or to a person belonging to the king through their status in the feudal fief or serfdom systems. It corresponds to the English surname King. The surname could also be based on the male English and Scottish given name Roy, an Anglicized version of Ruadh. Ruad derived as a male Irish and Scottish given name meaning red and was often used as a moniker for someone with red hair. |
34,289 |
| 92 |
Picard |
French, German, and Scottish surname based on a toponym or occupational surname. It could have derived from the Old French picard referring to someone from Picardy in northern France. The name could have also derived from the French noun pic for "pick" or "pike." |
33,909 |
| 93 |
da Silva |
Surname based on a Portuguese toponym referring to someone who lived in a forest or wooded area. The name derived from the Portuguese preposition da meaning "from the" and the noun silva which means "wood." The English surname Wood can be considered an equivalent. |
33,297 |
| 94 |
Renard |
Surname based on a variant of the English and French surname Reynard which developed from a male Germanic given name combining the components posed of the elements ragin (advice) and hard (brave). It became the name of the cunning fox in popular medieval folk tales, so the name might have been used as a moniker for a crafty person as well. |
33,248 |
| 95 |
Lacroix |
French surname probably based on a toponym referring to a place near a cross set up by the roadside or in a square. It derived from the French definite article la and the noun croix for "cross." The name could have also developed as an occupational surname for the maker or seller of crosses or denoted someone carrying the cross in church processions. |
33,211 |
| 96 |
Diallo |
Surname probably based on the African name Diallo, meaning "daring" and "bold." |
32,954 |
| 97 |
Aubert |
French, English, and Swabian surname based on the male Old French given name Aubert, a variant of Albert. It derived from the Germanic name Adalbert, composed of the elements adal (noble) and beraht (bright). |
32,819 |
| 98 |
Roger |
French surname based on the male Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, French, and German given name Roger. The name Roger means "famous spear" and is based on the Germanic components hrod (fame) and ger (spear). |
32,770 |
| 99 |
Rodriguez |
Surname based on the Spanish patronymic surname Rodríguez, meaning "son of Rodrigo." This name derived from the Germanic components hrod (fame) and ric (power), meaning "famous power." |
32,464 |
| 100 |
Colin |
Surname based on the male English given names Colin or Collin, meaning "son of Col(l)in." The names Col(l)in or Coll developed as short forms of the male given name Nicholas. It derived from the Greek name Nikolaos which means "victory of the people." |
32,182 |
| 101 |
Noel |
French surname based on the male English and French given name Noel. The name derived from the French word for "Christmas" and was given to children born on the holiday. The name could have also developed from an occupational surname or moniker for someone having a special connection with the Christmas season. |
32,072 |
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