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    French surnames

    791 surnames that come from French, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, starting with Henry, Palmer, Black. The 500 most common are listed.

    #SurnameUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Henry 149 170,964
    2 Palmer 172 156,601
    3 Black 174 154,738
    4 Warren 181 152,147
    5 Ray 220 133,171
    6 Montgomery 263 115,953
    7 May 304 103,306
    8 Norris 346 89,796
    9 Moran 353 88,615
    10 Hardy 399 80,252
    11 Dennis 409 78,482
    12 Mack 468 71,056
    13 Pratt 541 61,671
    14 Burnett 554 60,791
    15 Christian 626 54,198
    16 Vincent 641 53,095
    17 Boyer 676 50,742
    18 Leblanc 815 42,575
    19 Glass 823 41,802
    20 Hebert 836 41,275
    21 Rush 869 39,802
    22 Landry 884 39,391
    23 Blanchard 920 37,695
    24 Branch 990 35,225
    25 Pierre 1,026 33,913
    26 Delaney 1,057 33,218
    27 Tracy 1,180 29,867
    28 Tyson 1,221 28,947
    29 Belcher 1,243 28,321
    30 Fraser 1,358 25,961
    31 Courtney 1,294 27,205
    32 Broussard 1,302 26,971
    33 Boyce 1,337 26,376
    34 Couch 1,323 26,615
    35 Michel 1,383 25,578
    36 Burrell 1,458 24,504
    37 Dubois 1,539 23,366
    38 Bullard 1,509 23,755
    39 Lacy 1,559 23,110
    40 Boswell 1,591 22,540
    41 Cote 1,681 21,446
    42 Gagnon 1,697 21,208
    43 Bassett 1,750 20,482
    44 Paige 1,789 20,063
    45 Benoit 1,775 20,160
    46 Metz 1,760 20,366
    47 Melvin 1,795 20,008
    48 Boucher 1,791 20,050
    49 Bergeron 1,786 20,073
    50 Fontenot 1,792 20,035
    51 Fitch 1,885 19,060
    52 Lacey 1,930 18,691
    53 Mallory 2,048 17,578
    54 Paris 2,033 17,707
    55 Dumas 2,076 17,442
    56 Cormier 2,081 17,377
    57 Dupree 2,161 16,794
    58 Cottrell 2,141 16,930
    59 Burnette 2,172 16,717
    60 Baron 2,234 16,308
    61 Talbot 2,342 15,562
    62 Hogue 2,213 16,457
    63 Means 2,247 16,203
    64 Boudreaux 2,282 15,976
    65 Farrar 2,434 14,892
    66 Guillory 2,391 15,161
    67 François 2,467 14,593
    68 Fournier 2,505 14,449
    69 Daigle 2,566 14,084
    70 Trahan 2,560 14,114
    71 Thibodeaux 2,602 13,850
    72 Chastain 2,637 13,655
    73 Bourgeois 2,705 13,325
    74 Bouchard 2,739 13,154
    75 Lyle 2,731 13,192
    76 Girard 2,778 12,975
    77 Belanger 2,793 12,922
    78 Bertrand 2,881 12,461
    79 Breaux 2,842 12,705
    80 Dewey 2,926 12,249
    81 Neville 3,053 11,739
    82 Nadeau 2,929 12,236
    83 Beauchamp 3,023 11,865
    84 France 3,005 11,937
    85 Galvin 3,018 11,882
    86 Champagne 2,982 12,023
    87 Larue 3,047 11,757
    88 Fontaine 3,012 11,901
    89 Wallis 3,104 11,594
    90 Lamar 3,057 11,733
    91 Pulliam 3,099 11,613
    92 Menard 3,126 11,543
    93 Montague 3,209 11,258
    94 Levesque 3,146 11,490
    95 Burdette 3,200 11,284
    96 Hamel 3,294 10,944
    97 Dupont 3,456 10,339
    98 Beaulieu 3,349 10,695
    99 Poston 3,434 10,396
    100 Griswold 3,427 10,417
    101 Jay 3,604 9,852
    102 Allard 3,553 10,047
    103 Canada 3,616 9,819
    104 Luttrell 3,687 9,632
    105 Gagne 3,727 9,507
    106 Forster 3,895 9,116
    107 Bernier 3,693 9,614
    108 Calvin 3,763 9,412
    109 Lafleur 3,755 9,430
    110 Poirier 3,747 9,453
    111 Buss 3,865 9,177
    112 Lavoie 3,765 9,408
    113 Seal 3,797 9,316
    114 Duval 4,014 8,851
    115 Demers 3,839 9,225
    116 Baptiste 3,983 8,915
    117 Bourque 3,961 8,973
    118 Lapointe 3,995 8,894
    119 Fortin 4,029 8,814
    120 Arsenault 4,052 8,760
    121 Autry 4,081 8,704
    122 Marquis 4,065 8,737
    123 Robinette 4,045 8,784
    124 Rousseau 4,297 8,270
    125 Matheny 4,128 8,595
    126 Couture 4,165 8,508
    127 Cade 4,226 8,391
    128 Lemay 4,182 8,471
    129 Monge 4,209 8,418
    130 Cato 4,285 8,298
    131 Dion 4,225 8,395
    132 Dupuis 4,340 8,179
    133 Houle 4,239 8,364
    134 Shumate 4,276 8,311
    135 Troy 4,383 8,109
    136 Dupre 4,372 8,131
    137 Tracey 4,359 8,152
    138 Mercier 4,361 8,149
    139 Leclair 4,351 8,162
    140 Picard 4,491 7,898
    141 Lacroix 4,436 8,003
    142 Tremblay 4,438 7,996
    143 Leroy 4,571 7,759
    144 Thibodeau 4,487 7,904
    145 Frazer 4,585 7,743
    146 Plante 4,583 7,744
    147 Lemieux 4,689 7,567
    148 Diallo 4,730 7,502
    149 Laporte 4,711 7,528
    150 Langlois 4,719 7,513
    151 Almond 4,902 7,188
    152 Bettencourt 4,797 7,365
    153 Lavigne 4,891 7,204
    154 Rutter 4,890 7,205
    155 Ivory 4,893 7,201
    156 Peltier 4,927 7,140
    157 Doe 4,972 7,066
    158 Dumont 5,177 6,748
    159 Butt 5,007 7,020
    160 Comeaux 4,972 7,066
    161 Poulin 5,081 6,892
    162 Baines 5,313 6,557
    163 Batiste 5,253 6,640
    164 Dionne 5,153 6,788
    165 Laurent 5,232 6,665
    166 Marchand 5,275 6,610
    167 Grenier 5,345 6,509
    168 Bordelon 5,251 6,644
    169 Brasher 5,261 6,634
    170 Guerin 5,525 6,291
    171 Beaudoin 5,309 6,562
    172 Olivier 5,438 6,400
    173 Lefebvre 5,454 6,381
    174 Gault 5,468 6,360
    175 Blanchette 5,396 6,452
    176 Labelle 5,570 6,242
    177 Doucet 5,545 6,267
    178 Parsley 5,508 6,315
    179 Lazar 5,689 6,093
    180 Hillard 5,585 6,223
    181 Nowell 5,676 6,112
    182 Chaffee 5,729 6,053
    183 Ledoux 5,725 6,058
    184 Renaud 5,688 6,094
    185 Berube 5,716 6,067
    186 Bedard 5,734 6,046
    187 Frizzell 5,907 5,840
    188 Thibault 5,878 5,870
    189 Gregoire 5,976 5,757
    190 Tyrrell 5,948 5,788
    191 Hollister 5,992 5,736
    192 Arceneaux 5,924 5,818
    193 Lally 5,931 5,808
    194 Ducharme 5,939 5,797
    195 Trudeau 6,032 5,697
    196 Mortimer 6,195 5,521
    197 Lejeune 6,172 5,544
    198 Goulet 6,084 5,637
    199 Blais 6,017 5,718
    200 Pierre-Louis 6,070 5,653
    201 Comeau 6,115 5,609
    202 Delano 6,327 5,392
    203 Pridgen 6,127 5,591
    204 Lefevre 6,245 5,472
    205 Lessard 6,137 5,582
    206 Rivard 6,186 5,530
    207 Cage 6,345 5,372
    208 Mapes 6,260 5,456
    209 Legrand 6,306 5,413
    210 Bushey 6,260 5,456
    211 Burgin 6,265 5,453
    212 Desrosiers 6,300 5,423
    213 Macy 6,521 5,203
    214 Bolduc 6,321 5,401
    215 Robin 6,510 5,212
    216 Fick 6,405 5,311
    217 Gervais 6,488 5,233
    218 Forest 6,661 5,076
    219 Riddell 6,484 5,236
    220 Darcy 6,894 4,876
    221 Dore 6,662 5,075
    222 Gaylord 6,567 5,159
    223 Proulx 6,645 5,096
    224 Burson 6,656 5,082
    225 Marron 6,606 5,129
    226 Beauregard 6,658 5,078
    227 Bodine 6,699 5,042
    228 Boyette 6,711 5,032
    229 Lebeau 6,801 4,958
    230 Aucoin 6,757 4,989
    231 Martineau 6,737 5,006
    232 Brace 6,823 4,943
    233 Lavallée 6,793 4,965
    234 Giroux 6,882 4,885
    235 Fleury 6,835 4,934
    236 Therrien 6,865 4,900
    237 Letourneau 6,961 4,818
    238 Peach 6,968 4,815
    239 Labonte 7,109 4,706
    240 Racine 6,933 4,836
    241 Boisvert 6,958 4,821
    242 Gaudet 6,969 4,814
    243 Pepin 7,075 4,731
    244 Brunelle 7,133 4,688
    245 Percy 7,837 4,226
    246 Dufour 7,191 4,647
    247 Cardinal 7,275 4,580
    248 Leduc 7,373 4,518
    249 Naquin 7,230 4,617
    250 Cadet 7,240 4,607
    251 Lacombe 7,363 4,524
    252 Lapierre 7,406 4,494
    253 Croteau 7,361 4,525
    254 Bessette 7,457 4,469
    255 Boyett 7,465 4,465
    256 Melville 7,623 4,355
    257 Belle 7,796 4,246
    258 Archambault 7,566 4,391
    259 Rozier 7,575 4,386
    260 Messier 7,532 4,413
    261 Bilodeau 7,480 4,454
    262 Perreault 7,528 4,420
    263 Levasseur 7,550 4,404
    264 Orange 7,629 4,350
    265 Tessier 7,563 4,394
    266 Tester 7,663 4,334
    267 Prevost 7,831 4,228
    268 Soucy 7,593 4,377
    269 Favors 7,730 4,295
    270 Chenault 7,760 4,278
    271 Greeley 7,796 4,246
    272 Labbe 7,732 4,294
    273 Beaudry 7,734 4,293
    274 Plourde 7,866 4,208
    275 Charron 7,803 4,241
    276 Auger 7,911 4,182
    277 Bosse 8,222 4,036
    278 Autrey 7,924 4,177
    279 Desmarais 7,933 4,170
    280 Delisle 8,212 4,041
    281 Bonin 8,226 4,034
    282 Tetreault 8,016 4,128
    283 Charette 8,032 4,121
    284 Bonnett 8,239 4,023
    285 Chauvin 8,246 4,018
    286 Paquin 8,159 4,064
    287 Brodeur 8,178 4,053
    288 Deville 8,496 3,877
    289 Lasalle 8,646 3,803
    290 Jean-Pierre 8,305 3,990
    291 Braley 8,423 3,924
    292 Ardoin 8,372 3,955
    293 Callis 8,496 3,877
    294 Lepage 8,517 3,865
    295 Danna 8,458 3,904
    296 Lafontaine 8,964 3,652
    297 Disney 9,006 3,631
    298 Burdett 8,512 3,868
    299 Chabot 8,676 3,787
    300 Grammer 9,274 3,510
    301 Chasteen 8,641 3,805
    302 Burdine 8,648 3,802
    303 Bisson 8,887 3,685
    304 Masse 8,741 3,753
    305 Boutin 8,749 3,749
    306 Belisle 8,800 3,722
    307 Roberge 8,814 3,714
    308 Vaillancourt 8,834 3,709
    309 Breault 8,854 3,700
    310 Nice 9,090 3,595
    311 Laflamme 8,875 3,689
    312 Ferrier 8,959 3,654
    313 Liberty 9,184 3,552
    314 Berard 9,118 3,582
    315 Mansell 9,283 3,506
    316 Blanc 9,684 3,352
    317 Dupuy 9,192 3,548
    318 Maine 9,104 3,589
    319 Rochelle 9,181 3,553
    320 Lavergne 9,227 3,529
    321 Dole 9,884 3,271
    322 Frechette 9,381 3,468
    323 Brunette 9,399 3,459
    324 Robillard 9,301 3,499
    325 Chiasson 9,301 3,499
    326 Lamoureux 9,658 3,361
    327 Aubin 9,473 3,433
    328 Thibeault 9,511 3,417
    329 Chouinard 9,652 3,362
    330 Violette 9,529 3,411
    331 Bolger 9,598 3,385
    332 Guerrier 9,628 3,372
    333 Keesee 9,636 3,368
    334 Latour 9,754 3,323
    335 Ayotte 9,881 3,272
    336 Lacasse 9,790 3,307
    337 Guay 9,923 3,255
    338 Buzzard 9,845 3,287
    339 Brisson 9,865 3,279
    340 Billiot 9,881 3,272
    341 Hugo 10,603 3,020
    342 Seguin 9,912 3,259
    343 Pellerin 9,912 3,259
    344 Provencher 9,949 3,245
    345 Boutte 9,959 3,241
    346 Warr 9,968 3,236
    347 Rohan 10,292 3,131
    348 Ducote 10,015 3,219
    349 Revell 10,072 3,200
    350 Lajoie 10,250 3,145
    351 Perrault 10,095 3,190
    352 Parmenter 10,132 3,182
    353 Constable 10,310 3,125
    354 Leroux 10,339 3,115
    355 Lucy 10,405 3,096
    356 Bordeaux 10,274 3,138
    357 Celestin 10,434 3,083
    358 Robichaud 10,306 3,126
    359 Laliberte 10,326 3,120
    360 Leclerc 10,626 3,014
    361 Duplessis 10,536 3,044
    362 Brunet 10,539 3,043
    363 Bilyeu 10,414 3,091
    364 Larocque 10,572 3,032
    365 Vachon 10,886 2,928
    366 Foshee 10,468 3,070
    367 Toups 10,641 3,008
    368 Bellard 10,756 2,966
    369 Demarest 10,956 2,904
    370 Lizotte 10,657 3,002
    371 Barrier 10,657 3,002
    372 Charpentier 11,003 2,891
    373 Peloquin 10,697 2,988
    374 Juneau 11,016 2,887
    375 Lemaire 10,871 2,931
    376 Prudhomme 10,891 2,925
    377 Brouillette 10,743 2,971
    378 Barrette 10,748 2,969
    379 Romain 10,812 2,946
    380 Meunier 11,856 2,641
    381 Pigott 10,903 2,920
    382 Dubay 10,914 2,916
    383 Brame 10,935 2,911
    384 Lachapelle 11,257 2,808
    385 DeForest 11,597 2,707
    386 Labrecque 11,146 2,841
    387 Aubuchon 11,348 2,780
    388 Roussel 11,362 2,777
    389 Langevin 11,193 2,825
    390 Lagasse 11,197 2,823
    391 Jarboe 11,200 2,822
    392 Berthiaume 11,229 2,814
    393 Babineaux 11,229 2,814
    394 Granville 11,977 2,608
    395 Mandeville 11,497 2,737
    396 Vallee 11,890 2,633
    397 Currey 11,728 2,672
    398 Gaillard 12,140 2,566
    399 Bourg 11,469 2,745
    400 Bonnette 11,627 2,696
    401 Rabideau 11,642 2,693
    402 Lafayette 12,035 2,593
    403 Lebaron 11,856 2,641
    404 Burse 11,886 2,634
    405 Brousseau 11,767 2,662
    406 Audette 11,799 2,654
    407 Gingras 11,846 2,642
    408 Bousquet 11,874 2,637
    409 Lamoreaux 12,031 2,595
    410 Bondurant 12,247 2,540
    411 Armistead 12,296 2,528
    412 Lariviere 12,089 2,578
    413 Lagrange 12,108 2,574
    414 Rouleau 12,339 2,520
    415 Meaux 12,174 2,560
    416 Bouton 12,587 2,459
    417 Boulanger 12,208 2,551
    418 Giguere 12,255 2,538
    419 Macey 12,504 2,479
    420 Desrochers 12,357 2,516
    421 Barras 12,384 2,512
    422 Talmadge 13,462 2,262
    423 Marcoux 12,399 2,507
    424 Beaupre 12,476 2,488
    425 Bissonnette 12,520 2,475
    426 Blouin 12,525 2,474
    427 Robichaux 12,560 2,465
    428 Benard 12,812 2,407
    429 Braud 12,850 2,396
    430 Deroche 12,689 2,434
    431 Veilleux 12,692 2,433
    432 Renard 13,431 2,269
    433 Tanguay 12,802 2,409
    434 Canton 13,049 2,353
    435 Emond 13,084 2,346
    436 Carpentier 13,087 2,345
    437 Truss 13,278 2,297
    438 Patenaude 13,306 2,292
    439 Bonnet 13,541 2,240
    440 Ferland 13,376 2,277
    441 Sauve 13,171 2,321
    442 Ponton 13,255 2,303
    443 Simoneaux 13,259 2,302
    444 Toure 13,764 2,198
    445 Mee 13,798 2,191
    446 Lamotte 13,326 2,289
    447 Bienaime 13,376 2,277
    448 Bayliss 13,926 2,168
    449 Boivin 13,445 2,265
    450 Trottier 13,462 2,262
    451 Goulart 14,238 2,106
    452 Barre 13,727 2,205
    453 Charest 13,824 2,187
    454 Lamarre 13,603 2,227
    455 Bouie 13,627 2,222
    456 Houde 13,696 2,211
    457 Brissette 13,737 2,203
    458 Verret 13,759 2,199
    459 DeCoteau 13,786 2,194
    460 Audet 13,893 2,173
    461 Duplantis 13,938 2,166
    462 Brouillard 13,959 2,161
    463 Veazey 13,967 2,159
    464 Burgoyne 13,976 2,157
    465 Bonneau 14,030 2,147
    466 Brochu 14,587 2,041
    467 Bodin 14,113 2,129
    468 Mailloux 14,155 2,122
    469 Scriven 14,191 2,116
    470 Bourdeau 14,478 2,062
    471 Tallant 14,532 2,051
    472 Simoneau 14,316 2,090
    473 Baham 14,316 2,090
    474 Anger 14,913 1,985
    475 Bourdon 14,631 2,034
    476 Pellegrin 14,374 2,080
    477 Labarre 14,382 2,078
    478 Ethier 14,761 2,012
    479 Bechard 14,523 2,053
    480 DeShong 14,545 2,049
    481 Bombard 14,643 2,032
    482 Brault 14,662 2,029
    483 Barbeau 14,991 1,971
    484 Romaine 14,775 2,010
    485 Rivet 15,127 1,949
    486 Burrill 15,456 1,895
    487 Gaudreau 15,201 1,938
    488 Laforest 14,957 1,977
    489 Baillargeon 15,020 1,966
    490 Normandin 15,080 1,956
    491 Doyon 15,159 1,945
    492 Bouvier 16,171 1,787
    493 Belliveau 15,217 1,936
    494 Soden 15,246 1,929
    495 Tardif 15,272 1,923
    496 Riendeau 15,318 1,916
    497 Beland 15,328 1,913
    498 Vasser 15,712 1,856
    499 Lareau 15,471 1,893
    500 Legault 15,600 1,874