Lafrancois

Lafrancois Meaning & Origin

About Lafrancois
The surname Lafrancois is of French origin and is derived from the given name François, which itself is a variant of the Latin name Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman" or "free man." The prefix "La" is a common French article meaning "the." Therefore, the surname Lafrancois can be interpreted as "the Frenchman" or "belonging to the Frenchman." It likely originated as a nickname or an identifier for someone who was French or had French ancestry.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lafrancois is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lafrancois: 135
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 126,765
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lafrancois based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LFRNK
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L01605202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AE1 F R AH0 N CH OY2 Z
🌐 IPA
/lafrancois*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LFRNK', 'LFRNKS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L165

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lafrancois in Braille

Here's how to represent Lafrancois in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lafrancois in braille

How to sign the name Lafrancois using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lafrancois using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lafrancois in sign language

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