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Pages in category "French-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,757 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
E – "and", between surnames (Maria Eduarda de Canto e Mello) [citation needed] Fitz – (Irish, from Norman French) "son of", from Latin " filius" meaning "son" (mistakenly thought to mean illegitimate son, because of its use for certain illegitimate sons of English kings) [citation needed]
French-language surnames (1 C, 1,755 P) N. Norman-language surnames (29 P) O. Occitan-language surnames (42 P) P. Surnames of Piedmontese origin (2 P) S.
Means "middle river." Related: Surnames From Around the World, Near and Tsar—Here's a List of 100 Russian Last Names! 45. Nakajima. Means "middle island." 46. Nishikawa. Means "western river ...
Noble families of the First French Empire (5 C) A. House of Albert (1 C, 27 P) House of Albon (3 P) House of Albret (1 C, 25 P) House of Amboise (12 P) Arenberg ...
Japanese royalty (2 C, 3 P) Ryukyuan nobility (4 C, 1 P) S. ... Pages in category "Japanese nobility" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total.
Traditionally, most French people were given names from the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. However, given names for French citizens from immigrant communities are often from their own culture, and in modern France it has become increasingly common to use first names of (international) English or other foreign origin.
The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. [ 3 ] This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company , [ 3 ] which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities.