Lefrancois

Lefrancois Meaning & Origin

About Lefrancois
The surname Lefrancois is of French origin and is derived from the given name François, which means "free man" or "Frenchman." The prefix "Le" indicates "the" in French, so Lefrancois can be translated as "the Frenchman" or "belonging to the Frenchman." This surname likely originated as a way to identify someone as being from France or having French ancestry.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Lefrancois: 785
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29,918
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

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

Ranking information for the surname Lefrancois is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LFRNK
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L01605202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L EH1 F R AH0 N K W AA0
🌐 IPA
/ˈlɛfrənkwɑ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LFRNK', 'LFRNKS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L165

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lefrancois in Braille

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

The name Lefrancois in braille

How to sign the name Lefrancois using Sign Language

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

The name Lefrancois in sign language

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