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    The surname France

    A French surname, carried by 11,937 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /fɹæns/ 1 syllable Soundex F652 Also a first name

    France: #3,005 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon France #3,005, 11,937 people France: #3,005 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez France #3,005, 11,937 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). France is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From Middle English France, from Old French France, from Latin Francia, from Francī, the name of a Germanic tribe, of unclear (but Proto-Germanic) origin. Believed to be most likely from Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Compare Frank. Displaced native Old English Francland (see modern Frankland).

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,937 people named France in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,865 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 11,936.

    #3,005
    rank among US surnames
    11,937
    people in 2010
    4.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    0%
    change since 2000 (was #2,778)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,996Stack11,96725,800
    #2,997Chowdhury11,96125,813
    #2,998Pascual11,95925,817
    #2,999Qualls11,95825,819
    #3,000Persaud11,95625,823
    #3,001Fortner11,95125,834
    #3,003Gilman11,94625,845

    Who is named France

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    77% of people named France identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 77%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Frances

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Raoul Heinrich Francé
      Austro-Hungarian scientist (1874-1943)
    • Bill France
      American racecar driver (1909–1992)
    • Joseph I. France
      American politician (1873-1939)
    • David France
      American journalist and filmmaker, born 1959
    • Tan France
      British-American fashion designer and television personality, born 1983

    Notable Frances come mostly from the United States (4) and Austria (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Fraunce

    Surnames that sound like France

    France has the Soundex code F652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F652.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname France come from?
    From Middle English France, from Old French France, from Latin Francia, from Francī, the name of a Germanic tribe, of unclear (but Proto-Germanic) origin. Believed to be most likely from Frankish *Frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Compare Frank. Displaced native Old…
    How common is the surname France?
    11,937 people in the United States had the surname France in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,865 Americans. It ranked 3,005th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname France?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named France identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named France?
    Raoul Heinrich Francé, Austro-Hungarian scientist (1874-1943), followed by Bill France.
    Where is the surname France most common?
    Wikidata records people named France in the United States and Austria.
    How do you pronounce France?
    France is /fɹæns/, one syllable.
    Is the surname France getting more or less common?
    About as common. 11,936 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,937 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.
    What are other spellings of France?
    Fraunce.
    Is France also a first name?
    Yes. France is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.