# François (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/francois/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,593 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,467 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,157 people |
| Change since 2000 | +35% (10,794 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fɹænswɑ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French François, from Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia + -iscus).

## Who carries it

Share of people named François in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named François in Belgium.

## People named François

- Déborah François, Belgian actress
- Frédéric François, Belgian singer
- Guillaume François, Belgian footballer
- Michel François, Belgian visual artist (born 1956)

## Similar surnames

Franks, Franklin, Francis, Franco, Frank, Francisco, France, Franz, Franke, Franck, Franko, Frances.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.