Saussier

Two etymologies are known, which have gradually become the same surname: first, a toponymic surname referring to a willow grove, from Middle French, Old French saule (“willow”), ultimately from Gaulish salico, Proto-Celtic *salik, Proto-Indo-European *salǝḱ-, *salǝk-; second, an occupational surname, from Late Latin salsārium, from Medieval Latin salsārius (“of or for salted things”), from Latin salsus (“salted, briny”), sāl (“salt”). The Middle French, Old French term saussier, attested from 1285, referenced to a cook or chef whose specialty was the preparation of sauces; the surname is also connected to the noun sauce.
Both forms are primarily found in the Doubs region, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.


Flamel

Inherited from Middle French. Now extinct in France.

Nicolas Flamel, b. ca. 1330/1340


Geaam

Alan Geaam, b. 1974


Jeanselme

Translingual: jeanselmei


Orcel

English: Orcel


Assouline

English: Assouline

Borrowed from Arabic. A Sephardi surname, ultimately of Berber origin.


Beyala

Calixthe Beyala, b. 1961


Poustilnik

Borrowed from Russian Пустильник (Pustilʹnik).


Mariage

English: Mariage

a surname, Mariage, equivalent to English Marriage


Kéka

Originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Broulard

English: Broulard


Anglade

English: Anglade

Jean-Hugues Anglade, b. 1955


Cazaux

Borrowed from Occitan Casals. The surname is historically most prevalent in the Landes department.


Gayan

English: Gayan

Borrowed from Occitan Gajan. The surname is historically most prevalent in the Landes department.


Coustalat

Borrowed from Occitan. The surname is historically most prevalent in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.


Arbas

English: Arbas

* (surname): From Spanish Arbas/Arbás.
* (village in Haute-Garonne): Borrowed from Occitan Arbast.


Lannes

English: Lannes

Borrowed from Occitan. The surname is historically most prevalent in the Gers department.


Angelier

English: Angelier

. Historically most prevalent in the Isère department.


Groulx

English: Groulx


Radisson

English: Radish, Radishes

desc

English: Radish and Gooseberry, Radishes and Gooseberries

→ Chinese: 拉迪松 (lādísōng) (transliteration)


Groseilliers

→ English: Groseilliers

English: Gooseberry, Gooseberries


Chemetoff

Borrowed from Russian Шеметов (Šemetov).

Alexandre Chemetoff, b. 1950


Prigogine

From Russian Пригожин (Prigožin). Doublet of Prigojine.

Prigozhin: a surname from Russian, variant of Prigojine, equivalent of the French surname Beauregard.


Bioteau

English: Bioteau

Historically most prevalent in the Maine-et-Loire department.


Failler

English: Failler

Historically most prevalent in Finistère.


Murzeau

Historically most prevalent in Côtes-d'Armor.


Imbach

Borrowed from Alemannic German Imbach. Originating from Switzerland. In France, historically most prevalent in Bas-Rhin.


Ozanne

English: Ozanne


Ozenne

English: Ozenne

Historically most prevalent in the Manche department.


Gazeau

Sylvie Gazeau, b. 1950


Bouhadeb

Borrowed from Arabic. Originating from Algeria.


Boutaleb

Inès Boutaleb, b. 1998


Mouchet

Catherine Mouchet, b. 1959


Quesne

Julien Quesne, b. 1980


Meauxsoone

Likely from Dutch. Originating from Belgium; in France historically only present in the Nord department.


Ablon

* (Village in Calvados): From Middle French. Abelon attested in 1180.


Liabeuf

English: Liabeuf

Historically most prevalent in the Haute-Loire department.

Jean-Jacques Liabeuf, b. 1886


Jarnac

→ English: Jarnac

* (surname): Historically most prevalent in the Charente and Gironde departments.


Watteau

→ English: Watteau

Perhaps related to gâteau (“cake”) and thus an occupational surname, or alternatively a variant of Gautier.


Gamelin

English: Gamelin

Gamelin: a surname transferred from the nickname


Lamarque

English: Lamarque

Historically most prevalent in southwestern France.


Giroulx

English: Giroulx


Bouvette

English: Bouvette


Soum

English: Soum

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Ariège.


Dezaly

English: Dezaly


Mesrine

Historically most prevalent in the Vienne department.


Boyancé

→ English: Beyoncé


Baudrit

English: Baudrit


Lagacé

English: Lagacé, Lagace, Lagasse


Gramont

Variant of Grammont, from Middle French Grandmont. Corruption of Grand Mont

Grammont (alternative)
Grandmont (alternative)
Grand Mont (alternative)


Dewarrat

Until the 16th century, this family was known as de Voarax or du Vuarrat. The patronymic, which later became Dewarrat, indicates that the family probably originated from Vuarat, a hamlet in Attalens, at the foot of Mont-Vuarat, canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

de Voarax (alternative)
du Vuarrat (alternative)


Erlanger

Camille Erlanger, b. 1863

Frédéric d'Erlanger, b. 1868


Exbrayat

Historically most prevalent in Haute-Loire.


Pigasse

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Tarn.

Albert Pigasse, b. 1887


Farabeuf

Historically most prevalent in Seine-et-Marne.

Louis Hubert Farabeuf, b. 1841


Fontanes

English: Fontanes


Tournay

English: Tournay

From the former spelling of Tournai. Historically most prevalent in the Nord department.


Canet

English: Canet

Either from Catalan Canet (via Spanish), Occitan Canet or Middle French.


Montjoie

* (Montjoie-en-Couserans): Borrowed from Occitan Montjòi. Montjoy attested on the Cassini map (1740s), Monjoie on the Carte d'état-major (1820-1866).


Llorach

Borrowed from Catalan Llorach or via Spanish Llorach.


Bobovnikoff

Borrowed from Russian Бобовников (Bobovnikov).


Quillévéré

Borrowed from Breton. Historically most prevalent in Finistère.

Katell Quillévéré, b. 1980


Haenel

Adèle Haenel, b. 1989


Achache

Jean Achache, b. 1952


Ledru

English: Ledru


Ledrue

English: Ledrue


Landru

English: Landru

Historically most prevalent in Pas-de-Calais.


Allais

English: Allais


Farreng

English: Farreng

Laurence Farreng, b. 1966


Trieux

→ English: Trieux

English: Truex, Truax, Truaxe

→ Dutch: Trieux

→ English: Trieux

English: Truex, Truax, Truaxe

From trieux, from Walloon try /trixhe /triche, from Dutch driesch.

Dutrieux (alternative)
DuTrieux (alternative)
duTrieux (alternative)
Du Trieux (alternative)
du Trieux (alternative)


Monsanglant

/mɔ̃.sɑ̃.ɡlɑ̃/


Ousteau

Borrowed from Occitan Ostau. Historically most prevalent in Hautes-Pyrénées.


Oustalet

English: Oustalet

Borrowed from Occitan Ostalet. Historically most prevalent in Hautes-Pyrénées and Haute-Garonne.

Émile Oustalet, b. 1844


Ousset

English: Ousset


Oulié

English: Oulie


Ouillon

Borrowed from Occitan Olhon. Historically most prevalent in Haute-Loire.


Ouilhon

English: Ouilhon

Borrowed from Occitan Olhon. Historically most prevalent in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.


Orensanz

Borrowed from Occitan Orensanz or Spanish Orensanz. Historically most prevalent in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.


Oustau

→ English: Oustau

Borrowed from Occitan Ostau. Historically most prevalent in Haute-Garonne.

Laurence Oustau, b. 1835


Orignac

Borrowed from Occitan Orinhac.
(Village): Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).


Ortet

→ English: Ortet


Bréant

→ English: Breant


Ossau

→ English: Ossau


Ossun

→ English: Ossun

Borrowed from Occitan Ossun.
(Town): Oſsun attested on the Cassini map (1740s).


Ollier

→ English: Ollier


Jankélévitch

Borrowed from Russian Янкеле́вич (Jankelévič).

Vladimir Jankélévitch, b. 1903


Astruc

Borrowed from Occitan Astruc. Historically most prevalent in Hérault and Lozère.


Chaban

→ English: Chaban


Caramel

→ English: Caramel

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Hérault.


Rascol

→ English: Rascol

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Tarn.


Bradfer

→ English: Bradfer

Historically most prevalent in Wallonia.

Ernest Bradfer, b. 1833


Dutriez

→ English: Dutriez

Historically most prevalent in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments.


Prigojine

Borrowed from Russian Пригожин (Prigožin). Doublet of Prigogine.


Guéthary

From Occitan Guetari, from Basque Getaria.

a toponymic surname from Occitan [in turn from Basque]


Lépine

From l'épine ("the thorn"), used as a soldier's name.


Lépine

Topographical/habitational name from any of several places in France called l'Épine or Lépine, and altered form of Lépinay, from Épenay, commune of Pas-de-Calais and former commune of Eure, France.


Mondésir

Compound of mon + désir, literally "my desire".


Séguier

Pierre Séguier (1588–1672), Chancellor of France (1635–1672)


Guillou

→ English: Guillou

Borrowed from Breton. Historically most prevalent in Finistère.


Poupon

English: Poupon

English: Grey Poupon


Oopa

Oopa: a surname from the Polynesian languages


Bengué

English: Bengue


Yorgantz

Adaptation of Armenian Յորղանճյան (Yorġančyan).


Ardouin

→ English: Ardouin

* (Surname): Historically most prevalent in Charente-Maritime, Gironde and Vendée.


Lacan

Habitational from Occitan calm (“waste; dry plateau”). Lacamp, Lacant, Lacand, Lacam are variants.


Cournut

→ English: Cournut

Borrowed from Occitan Cornut. Historically most prevalent in Aveyron and Lozère.

Bérangère Cournut, b. 1979


Laliberté

→ English: Laliberte

Most prevalent in Quebec, rare in France,


Deslauriers

→ English: Deslauriers, Deloria


Vioulac

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Aveyron.

Jean Vioulac, b. 1971


Lardeux

Historically most prevalent in Maine-et-Loire and Mayenne.

André Lardeux, b. 1946


Raybaud

→ English: Raybaud

→ Translingual: Raybaudia

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Alpes-Maritimes.

Jean-François-Maxime Raybaud, b. 1795


Poirot

English: Poirot

Middle French Poirot. From a variant of Pierrot: Pierre (“Peter”) + -ot (equivalent of the English Petey, Pete.)

gloss

Poirot: a surname transferred from the given name


Boriaud

Jean Boriaud (died 2011), French school-teacher and -director, mayor of Biard 1977–1983 and 1989–1995

Jean-Yves Boriaud (born 1950), French author, editor, and translator


Laloum

Borrowed from Arabic. A sefardi surname from Algeria.

Adam Laloum, b. 1987


Cazalé

→ English: Cazale

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Ariège.

Nicolas Cazalé, b. 1977


Andreassian

Borrowed from Armenian Անդրեասյան (Andreasyan).


Alexanian

Borrowed from Armenian Ալեքսանյան (Alekʻsanyan).


Despret

→ English: Despret

In France, historically most prevalent in Nord.

Vinciane Despret, b. 1959


Desprets

→ English: Desprets


Hannedouche

In France, historically most prevalent in Pas-de-Calais and Nord.

Simone Hannedouche, b. 1888


Tchobanian

Borrowed from Armenian Չոբանյան (Čʻobanyan).


Grenier de Lascouinettes

fr-proper noun

Grenier de Lascouinettes m or f by sense


Grolet

→ Spanish: Gurulé

→ English: Gurule

Ultimately from Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”).

Cédric Grolet, b. 1985


Topsent

→ Translingual: Topsentia

Historically most prevalent in the Eure department.


Debes

Juliette Émilie Debes (1889–1979), French painter and portrait-artist

Marthe Désirée Debes (1893–1967), French painter and portrait-artist


Debès

Ferdinand Debès (1786–1875), French politician

association football
association football

Thierry Debès (born 1974), French retired goalkeeper and current coach in association football


Maistre

→ English: Maistre

Historically most prevalent in Alpes-Maritimes.


Albouy

→ English: Albouy


Eyssartier

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Dordogne.

Guillaume Eyssartier, b. 1971


Ramond

English: Ramond

Translingual: Ramond, Ramonda

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Haute-Garonne.


Richepance

Variant of Richepanse, both apparently extinct.

Antoine Richepance b. 1770


Philis

→ English: Philis

Pierre-Joseph-Adalbert Philis, b. 1831


Lowies

Originates in Belgium, from Dutch Lowies.


Macary

→ English: Macary

Borrowed from Catalan Macari or Occitan Macari, from Latin Macarius.


Saint-Macary

Borrowed from Occitan Sent Macari, from Latin Macarius. Historically most prevalent in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.


Braudel

→ English: Braudel

Historically most prevalent in the Meuse department.

Fernand Braudel, b. 1902


Signoret

→ English: Signoret


Dadou

→ English: Dadou


Messac

→ English: Messac


Valjean

→ English: Valjean


Montbrun

→ English: Montbrun

(Montbrun-Bocage): Borrowed from Occitan Montbrun. Attested on the Cassini map (1740s).


Urvoas

Borrowed from Breton Urvoaz. Historically most prevalent in Finistère.


Camezind

→ English: Camezind


Camenzind

Borrowed from German Camenzind, itself from Alemannic German Camenzind.

a surname from German [in turn from Alemannic German]


Fallières

Armand Fallières (1841–1931), French politician and President of France, 1906–1913


Karwinski

Karvinski (alternative)
Karwinsky (alternative)

Wilhelm Friedrich von Karwinski, b. 1780


Ghouafria

Borrowed from Arabic. Originating from Algeria.


Belmessous

Hacène Belmessous, b. 1964


Boudokhane

Borrowed from Arabic. Originating from Tunisia.


Amarouche

Borrowed from Arabic عماروش. Originating from Algeria.


Bazille

→ English: Bazille

Historically most prevalent in Seine-Maritime.


Cézanne

From Italian Cesana. Nominal usage can be attributed to artist Paul Cézanne.


Despourrins

Borrowed from Occitan Desporrins. Apparently extinct.

Cyprien Despourrins, b. 1698


Eygun

François Eygun, b. 1898


Pellicier

→ English: Pellicier


Pélissier

→ Translingual: pelisserianus

→ English: Pelissier


Pellissier

→ English: Pellissier


Grosclaude

→ English: Grosclaude

In France, historically most prevalent in Doubs.

Louis-Aimé Grosclaude, b. 1784


Gschwind

Borrowed from German Gschwind, itself from Bavarian or Alemannic German. In France, historically most prevalent in Haut-Rhin.

Jean-Paul Gschwind, b. 1952


Gabaich

Borrowed from Occitan Gavaish, see Gabaix.


Gabaigt

Borrowed from Occitan, possibly a variant of Gabaix.


Gabarre

→ English: Gabarre

Borrowed from Occitan Gabarra or Spanish Gabarre.


Gabarrot

→ English: Gabarrot

Borrowed from Occitan Gabarròt, see Gabarre.


Gabarrou

Borrowed from Occitan Gabarron, see Gabarre.


Gabarret

Borrowed from Occitan Gabarret, see Gabarre.


Darrigrand

→ English: Darrigrand

Borrowed from Occitan Darrigrand. Historically most prevalent in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Robert Darrigrand, b. 1934


Orthez

→ English: Orthez

⇒ Translingual: Orthezia


Sentaraille

* (surname):Borrowed from Occitan Sentaralha, see Saint-Arailles.


Sentaurens

Borrowed from Occitan Sent Orenç, see Saint-Orens.


Xaintrailles

Michel Grosclaude
Orthez
fr:Xaintrailles

Borrowed from Occitan Sentralha, ultimately from Latin Sancta Eulalia. Apparently extinct as a surname (last attested 1891-1915 in Lot-et-Garonne).


Saint-Araille

Borrowed from Occitan Senta Aralha, see Saint-Arailles.

a surname transferred from the place name


Pimpaneau

Jacques Pimpaneau, b. 1934


Aubrac

(very rare) a surname transferred from the place name


Le Tellier

→ English: Le Tellier

le + Tellier. Historically most prevalent in Calvados and Morbihan.


Tallandier

→ English: Tallandier


Quiquetonne

Borrowed from Middle French Quiquetonne.


Lhotellier

. Historically most prevalent in Normandie and Picardie.

Henry Lhotellier, b. 1908


Lhôtellier

Patrice Lhôtellier, b. 1966


Phisalix

Translingual: Phisalixella


Ducoin

→ English: Ducoin

Jean-Emmanuel Ducoin, b. 1966


Kikoïne

Borrowed from Belarusian Кікоін (Kikóin) or Russian Кикоин (Kikoin).

bor+

Gérard Kikoïne, b. 1946


Gaillet

→ English: Gaillet

In France, historically most prevalent in the Nord department.


Jougla

Borrowed from Occitan Joglar. Historically most prevalent in Tarn and Hérault.


Rostain

→ English: Rostain

Historically most prevalent in Hautes-Alpes.


Robinet

→ English: Robinet


Testard

→ English: Testard


Naouri

Borrowed from Arabic. Originating from Algeria.

Jean-Charles Naouri, b. 1949


Alphandéry

→ English: Alphandery

a surname from Ladino [in turn from Arabic]


Macheret

→ English: Macheret


Belaïd

Lakhdar Belaïd, b. 1964


Delavay

Translingual: Delavaya, delavayi

Historically most prevalent in Haute-Savoie.

Jean-Marie Delavay, b. 1834


Le Nevé

→ English: Le Neve, Leneve

From Breton. Historically most prevalent in Morbihan.


Thévenot

English: Thevenot

Thevenot (alternative)
Thèvenot (alternative)


Théveneau

English: Theveneau


Sauvage

→ English: Sauvage


Joli-Cœur

Jacques Joli-Cœur, b. 1940


Jolicœur

→ English: Jolicoeur


Vaxelaire

→ English: Vaxelaire

Borrowed from Alemannic German. Historically most prevalent in Vosges.


Grasset

→ English: Grasset


Yankovitch

bor

Janković, Јанковић

1975 February, Paul Yankovitch, “Une volonté : participer à la division internationale du travail”, in Le Monde diplomatique, number 254, page 25


Kadric

Transliteration of Serbo-Croatian Kadrić.


Monthieu

→ English: Monthieu


Amiel

→ English: Amiel

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Ariège, Aude and Haute-Garonne.


Figarol

English: Figarol

From Occitan Higaròu.
* (surname): Historically most prevalent in Haute-Garonne.


Daeninckx

Didier Daeninckx, b. 1949


Daeninck

Benoît Daeninck, b. 1981


Rangueil

de Rangueil (by-personal-gender canonical feminine masculine)

* (district of Toulouse): After capitoul Louis-François de Rangueil who built a castle there in the 18th century.
* (surname): Borrowed from Occitan Ranguèlh. Apparently extinct although Forebears.io mentions one occurrence in the Hauts-de-France region.


Soubeyran

→ English: Soubeyran


Goicoechea

Borrowed from Spanish Goicoechea, itself from Basque Goikoetxea. Historically most prevalent in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Supersac

Borrowed from Occitan Subersac. Originating from Béarn.


Supervielle

English: Supervielle

Spanish: Supervielle


Suhubiette

Borrowed from Occitan, itself from Basque Zubieta.

Joël Suhubiette, b. 1962

a surname from Occitan [in turn from Basque]


Eyquem

Borrowed from Occitan Eiquem. From Latin Achelmus/Aichelmus, ultimately from Germanic.

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, b. 1533


Birette

Historically most prevalent in the Manche department.


Mirouze

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in the Ariège department.


Cabanel

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in the Hérault department.


Peltekian

Borrowed from Armenian Փելթեքյան (Pʻeltʻekʻyan).


Aznavourian

Borrowed from Armenian Ազնավուրյան (Aznavuryan).


Bardella

Jordan Bardella, b. 1995


Guillouard

→ English: Guillouard


Tourlonias

→ Italian: Torlonia


Maillé

→ English: Maille


Maille

→ English: Maille

François Maille, b. 1881


Perrineau

→ English: Perrineau


Perneau

→ English: Perneau


Sankharé

Aboubacar Sankharé, b. 1978


Queloz

→ English: Queloz

Historically most prevalent in Switzerland.


Colombier

→ English: Colombier


Ruffieux

→ English: Ruffieux


Judicaël

→ English: Judicael

→ English: Jekyll

French form of the Old Breton name Iudicael, derived from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”).


Chaumette

→ English: Chaumette, Shumate


Delpuech

→ English: Delpuech


Lecœuvre

→ English: Lecoeuvre

In France, historically most prevalent in Nord.

Fabien Lecœuvre, b. 1958


Hatchondo

Borrowed from Basque. Historically most prevalent in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.


Souriau

→ English: Souriau


Boutboul

→ English: Boutboul


Abiteboul

From Arabic. A Sephardi surname, variant of Abitbol.


Abitbol

→ English: Abitbol


Dantou

Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Dordogne.

Roger Dantou, b. 1880


Klavatz

Gisèle Klavatz, b. 1929


Jousseaume

→ English: Jousseaume


Goudeket

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Goudeket.

Maurice Goudeket, b. 1889


Bouygues

→ English: Bouygues


Cattelot

Anne-Laure Cattelot, b. 1988


Nouvian

→ English: Nouvian

Claire Nouvian, b. 1974


Hublin

→ English: Hublin

Jean-Jacques Hublin, b. 1953


Nouvion

→ English: Nouvion

Étienne Nouvion, b. 1846


Prévot

Translingual: Prevotella


Villèle

→ Arabic: فيليل (transliteration)

→ Chinese: 維萊勒 /维莱勒 (Wéiláilè)

desc

→ Hebrew: וילל (Vilel) (transliteration)

→ Japanese: ヴィレール (Virēru)

→ Russian: Виллель (Villelʹ) (transliteration)

→ Ukrainian: Віллель (Villelʹ) (transliteration)

Jean-Baptiste Guillaume Joseph Marie Anne Séraphin, 1ᵉʳ comte de Villèle (1773–1854), Ultra-royalist prime minister of the Kingdom of France 1821–1828


Bary

René Bary (died 1680), French historiographer and rhetorician

Léon Bary (1880–1954), French actor and film director

Jules Bary (1912–1977), Belgian politician and Walloon activist

Louis-Charles Bary (1926–2023), French businessman and politician

Pascal Bary (born 1953), French racehorse trainer specialising in flat racing

Nicolas Bary (born 1980), French film director, producer, and screenwriter


Burette

→ Latin: Burettus

Pierre-Jean Burette (1665–1747), French physician and antiquary


Bouriaud

a surname
Laura Bouriaud, French researcher

a surname
Olivier B. Bouriaud, French researcher


Valmont

English: Valmont


de Grèce

→ Greek: Ντε Γκρες (Nte Gkres)

a surname, carried by members of the former Greek royal family.


Méliès

English: Méliès


Barrès

English: Barrès


Sieyès

English: Sieyès


Quicherat

→ Egyptian Arabic: كيشيرات (transliteration)

→ Hebrew: קישרא (transliteration)

→ Latin: Quicheratus

→ Polish: Quicherat

→ Russian: Кишра́ (Kišrá) (transliteration)

Alteration of the earlier Cuicherat, perhaps related to Cucherat.

Louis-Marie Quicherat (1799–1884), French Latinist and librarian; elder brother of Jules Étienne Joseph Quicherat

Jules Étienne Joseph Quicherat (1814–1882), French historian and archaeologist; younger brother of Louis-Marie Quicherat


Dieudonné

Calque of Latin Deodatus, from a compound of Dieu (“God”) + donné (“given”).