How common is the surname François?

14,593 people in the United States had the surname François in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,157 Americans. It ranked 2,467th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named François?

Déborah François, Belgian actress, followed by Frédéric François.

Where is the surname François most common?

Wikidata records people named François in Belgium.

How do you pronounce François?

François is /fɹænswɑ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname François getting more or less common?

More common. 10,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,593 in 2010, up 35%.

Is François also a first name?

Yes. François 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.

The surname François

A French patronymic surname, carried by 14,593 people in the United States.

Pronounced /fɹænswɑ/ 2 syllables Soundex F652 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). François is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

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

François is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 14,593 people named François in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,157 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,794.

#2,467

rank among US surnames

14,593

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+35.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,079)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,458	Harman	14,658	21,063
#2,459	Durbin	14,650	21,075
#2,460	Gaytan	14,647	21,079
#2,461	Baumann	14,644	21,083
#2,462	Salter	14,641	21,088
#2,463	Silverman	14,636	21,095
#2,464	Meehan	14,630	21,104

Who is named François

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

78% of people named François identified as Black (not Hispanic), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Françoiss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Déborah François
Belgian actress, born 1987
Frédéric François
Belgian singer, born 1950
Guillaume François
Belgian footballer, born 1990
Michel François
Belgian visual artist (born 1956)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like François

François 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 François come from?: Borrowed from French François, from Medieval Latin Franciscus (from Francia + -iscus).
How common is the surname François?: 14,593 people in the United States had the surname François in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,157 Americans. It ranked 2,467th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname François?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named François identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named François?: Déborah François, Belgian actress, followed by Frédéric François.
Where is the surname François most common?: Wikidata records people named François in Belgium.
How do you pronounce François?: François is /fɹænswɑ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is François?: François is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname François getting more or less common?: More common. 10,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,593 in 2010, up 35%.
Is François also a first name?: Yes. François 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.