The first name François

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About the first name François

Meaning

The name François originally denotes a “Frank” or a “Frenchman”.

Historical origin

The name François comes from Medieval Latin Franciscus, formed from the name of the Franks.

Did you know?

François also appears in several compound names, for example Charles-François, François-Marie and François-Régis. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:fran-soifʁɑ̃.swa

Frequency of the first name François by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name François by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

23,168total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name FrançoisLine chart showing the frequency of the first name François in baptisms by year.2,0001,5001,00050001610168817661844192220001610–1614 12 baptisms1615–1619 4 baptisms1620–1624 12 baptisms1625–1629 30 baptisms1630–1634 42 baptisms1635–1639 30 baptisms1640–1644 40 baptisms1645–1649 38 baptisms1650–1654 10 baptisms1655–1659 26 baptisms1660–1664 40 baptisms1665–1669 72 baptisms1670–1674 92 baptisms1675–1679 166 baptisms1680–1684 146 baptisms1685–1689 118 baptisms1690–1694 144 baptisms1695–1699 146 baptisms1700–1704 154 baptisms1705–1709 128 baptisms1710–1714 158 baptisms1715–1719 102 baptisms1720–1724 192 baptisms1725–1729 168 baptisms1730–1734 204 baptisms1735–1739 204 baptisms1740–1744 274 baptisms1745–1749 320 baptisms1750–1754 368 baptisms1755–1759 366 baptisms1760–1764 460 baptisms1765–1769 406 baptisms1770–1774 518 baptisms1775–1779 610 baptisms1780–1784 576 baptisms1785–1789 766 baptisms1790–1794 832 baptisms1795–1799 998 baptisms1800–1804 944 baptisms1805–1809 892 baptisms1810–1814 838 baptisms1815–1819 936 baptisms1820–1824 806 baptisms1825–1829 902 baptisms1830–1834 982 baptisms1835–1839 930 baptisms1840–1844 958 baptisms1845–1849 1,058 baptisms1850–1854 818 baptisms1855–1859 778 baptisms1860–1864 618 baptisms1865–1869 505 baptisms1870–1874 344 baptisms1875–1879 314 baptisms1880–1884 244 baptisms1885–1889 208 baptisms1890–1894 144 baptisms1895–1899 70 baptisms1900–1904 54 baptisms1905–1909 32 baptisms1910–1914 36 baptisms1915–1919 20 baptisms1920–1924 14 baptisms1925–1929 14 baptisms1930–1934 18 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 10 baptisms1945–1949 28 baptisms1950–1954 40 baptisms1955–1959 50 baptisms1960–1964 64 baptisms1965–1969 56 baptisms1970–1974 84 baptisms1975–1979 117 baptisms1980–1984 134 baptisms1985–1989 64 baptisms1990–1994 36 baptisms1995–1999 28 baptisms2000–2004 4 baptisms

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