Surnames of French Origin

10,395 surnames found of French origin

Bowshier
The surname Bowshier is of English origin and is believed to be a variant spelling of the surname Boucher. Boucher is derived from the Old French word "bouchier," meaning "butcher." Therefore, the ......
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Boyance
The surname Boyance is of French origin and is derived from the word "boiance," meaning "buoyancy" or "floatability." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who possessed a buo......
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Boyce
The surname Boyce is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Middle English word "bois" or "boece," meaning "wood" or "forest." As a result, the name Boyce like......
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Boye
The surname Boye is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be derived from the Old French word "boie," meaning "a wooden beam or tree trunk," and may have been used as a nic......
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Boyea
The surname Boyea is of French origin and is derived from the Old French word "boie," meaning "ox." It is believed to have originally been a nickname for someone who had the characteristics or trai......
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Boyer
The surname Boyer is of French origin and is derived from the Old French word "boier," meaning "to live in a wood" or "to be a forester." It was originally an occupational name given to someone who......
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Boyet
The surname Boyet is of French origin and is derived from the given name "Boie," which itself is a diminutive form of the name "Boie," meaning "handsome" or "beautiful." As a surname, Boyet likely ......
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Boyette
The surname Boyette is of French origin and is derived from the Old French word "bois" meaning "wood" or "forest." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near or in a wooded area. T......
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Boykin
The surname Boykin is of English origin and is derived from the Old French word "boquin," meaning "mouth" or "beak." It is believed to have been a nickname given to someone with a prominent or dist......
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Boyter
The surname Boyter is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old French word "boisteor," meaning a maker or repairer of wooden vessels or barrels. It is an occupational surname that was likely ......
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