Discover the Most Common French Surnames!

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Martin	315144	6
2	Bernard	169451	7
3	Robert	140801	6
4	Richard	138391	7
5	Durand	134761	6
6	Dubois	132176	6
7	Moreau	131071	6
8	Simon	121517	5
9	Laurent	120586	7
10	Michel	116575	6
11	Garcia	115387	6
12	Thomas	114224	6
13	Leroy	109155	5
14	David	97772	5
15	Morel	92539	5
16	Roux	88942	4
17	Fournier	87597	8
18	Girard	87353	6
19	Lambert	86918	7
20	Mercier	79108	7
21	Blanc	78987	5
22	Lefebvre	78721	8
23	Dupont	77493	6
24	Faure	75823	5
25	Bertrand	73705	8
26	Morin	72393	5
27	Garnier	71853	7
28	Nicolas	71812	7
29	Marie	70105	5
30	Rousseau	69217	8
31	Bonnet	68197	6
32	Vincent	67754	7
33	Henry	65573	5
34	Masson	64896	6
35	Robin	64224	5
36	Martinez	63250	8
37	Boyer	61059	5
38	Muller	60964	6
39	Denis	60148	5
40	Chevalier	59849	9
41	Lemaire	59775	7
42	Meyer	59759	5
43	Blanchard	59553	9
44	Dufour	59024	6
45	Vidal	57852	5
46	Gauthier	57768	8
47	Perez	57563	5
48	Fontaine	56901	8
49	Perrin	56771	6
50	Joly	55625	4
51	Jean	55395	4
52	Da silva	54795	8
53	Gautier	54503	7
54	Roche	53789	5
55	Mathieu	52277	7
56	Pereira	52164	7
57	Roussel	51998	7
58	Guerin	51727	6
59	Duval	51370	5
60	Rodriguez	51084	9
61	Colin	51077	5
62	Aubert	50844	6
63	Lopez	50796	5
64	Roy	50298	3
65	Lefevre	50104	7
66	Schmitt	49924	7
67	Marchand	49789	8
68	Picard	49408	6
69	Caron	49213	5
70	Sanchez	48151	7
71	Gaillard	47978	8
72	Louis	47691	5
73	Meunier	47685	7
74	Lucas	46816	5
75	Dos santos	46037	10
76	Dumont	45792	6
77	Clement	45690	7
78	Brunet	45490	6
79	Nguyen	45354	6
80	Giraud	45165	6
81	Arnaud	44887	6
82	Brun	44381	4
83	Barbier	44201	7
84	Rolland	44181	7
85	Charles	43121	7
86	Hubert	42647	6
87	Moulin	41976	6
88	Fabre	41859	5
89	Fernandes	41767	9
90	Guillaume	41713	9
91	Dupuis	41660	6
92	Leroux	41466	6
93	Roger	40882	5
94	Paris	40711	5
95	Guillot	40431	7
96	Dupuy	39979	5
97	Carpentier	39547	10
98	Fernandez	39213	9
99	Payet	39198	5
100	Philippe	38757	8
101	Olivier	38711	7
102	Deschamps	38408	9
103	Ferreira	38318	8
104	Lacroix	37893	7
105	Klein	37720	5
106	Jacquet	37668	7
107	Baron	37528	5
108	Renaud	37357	6
109	Leclerc	37215	7
110	Royer	37019	5
111	Berger	36653	6
112	Bertin	36571	6
113	Bourgeois	36558	9
114	Daniel	36529	6
115	Rey	35866	3
116	Lemoine	35781	7
117	Pierre	35641	6
118	Adam	35458	4
119	Francois	35173	8
120	Goncalves	34897	9
121	Lecomte	34064	7
122	Vasseur	34007	7
123	Benoit	33993	6
124	Lebrun	33723	6
125	Leblanc	33298	7
126	Besson	33039	6
127	Charpentier	32884	11
128	Leclercq	32701	8
129	Etienne	32396	7
130	Michaud	31767	7
131	Jacob	31533	5
132	Dumas	31399	5
133	Maillard	30918	8
134	Monnier	30713	7
135	Hamon	30411	5
136	Fleury	30400	6
137	Aubry	30368	5
138	Chevallier	30322	10
139	Guyot	30171	5
140	Marty	29963	5
141	Renard	29953	6
142	Gillet	29795	6
143	Andre	29776	5
144	Gomez	29641	5
145	Le roux	29556	7
146	Bailly	28858	6
147	Boucher	28731	7
148	Julien	28610	6
149	Pons	28436	4
150	Renault	28275	7
151	Reynaud	28063	7
152	Huet	28028	4
153	Riviere	27831	7
154	Gonzalez	27815	8
155	Bouvier	27722	7
156	Millet	27675	6
157	Collet	27647	6
158	Bouchet	27639	7
159	Gerard	27498	6
160	Rodrigues	27366	9
161	Schneider	27126	9
162	Germain	26989	7
163	Marchal	26803	7
164	Breton	26437	6
165	Cousin	26383	6
166	Martins	26216	7
167	Perrier	26168	7
168	Le gall	26098	7
169	Langlois	26093	8
170	Perrot	26065	6
171	Noel	25569	4
172	Pelletier	25353	9
173	Mallet	24480	6
174	Weber	24327	5
175	Gilbert	24200	7
176	Hoarau	24016	6
177	Le goff	23972	7
178	Boulanger	23868	9
179	Grondin	23854	7
180	Chauvin	23823	7
181	Antoine	23751	7
182	Poulain	23421	7
183	Humbert	23384	7
184	Guichard	23333	8
185	Collin	23310	6
186	Tessier	23192	7
187	Jacques	22927	7
188	Pasquier	22877	8
189	Da costa	22760	8
190	Poirier	22712	7
191	Alexandre	22490	9
192	Lamy	22421	4
193	Perret	22237	6
194	Pascal	22190	6
195	Buisson	21880	7
196	Gros	21765	4
197	Lejeune	21762	7
198	Albert	21739	6
199	Ruiz	21495	4
200	Cordier	21435	7
201	Lopes	21410	5
202	Hernandez	21376	9
203	Georges	21205	7
204	Maillot	21116	7
205	Laporte	21073	7
206	Pichon	21003	6
207	Delaunay	20957	8
208	Launay	20808	6
209	Voisin	20749	6
210	Ollivier	20742	8
211	Lemaitre	20742	8
212	Carlier	20726	7
213	Lesage	20714	6
214	Didier	20624	6
215	Besnard	20561	7
216	Coulon	20472	6
217	Camus	20364	5
218	Gomes	20364	5
219	Charrier	20311	8
220	Guillet	20226	7
221	Cohen	20207	5
222	Paul	20169	4
223	Guillou	20099	7
224	Joubert	20093	7
225	Bousquet	20050	8
226	Hoareau	19924	7
227	Remy	19913	4
228	Verdier	19878	7
229	Marin	19826	5
230	Briand	19697	6
231	Coste	19677	5
232	Raynaud	19597	7
233	Blanchet	19587	8
234	Delmas	19569	6
235	Leduc	19567	5
236	Lebreton	19540	8
237	Martel	19499	6
238	Gaudin	19362	6
239	Sauvage	19334	7
240	Lebon	19274	5
241	Maury	19208	5
242	Delattre	19174	8
243	Menard	19079	6
244	Rossi	19046	5
245	Guillon	19014	7
246	Bigot	18993	5
247	Thibault	18917	8
248	Diallo	18909	6
249	Colas	18904	5
250	Ribeiro	18792	7
251	Raymond	18784	7
252	Joseph	18770	6
253	Hardy	18739	5
254	Delorme	18712	7
255	Pineau	18707	6
256	Berthelot	18621	9
257	Ferrand	18579	7
258	Gilles	18504	6
259	Lagarde	18456	7
260	Valentin	18449	8
261	Allard	18404	6
262	Lenoir	18402	6
263	Clerc	18331	5
264	Bonneau	18281	7
265	Seguin	18138	6
266	Godard	18106	6
267	Tanguy	18091	6
268	Bruneau	18080	7
269	Jourdan	18079	7
270	Tran	18063	4
271	Brunel	18037	6
272	Bodin	18032	5
273	Imbert	17996	6
274	Devaux	17958	6
275	Marion	17929	6
276	Vaillant	17914	8
277	Morvan	17905	6
278	Baudry	17801	6
279	Maurice	17777	7
280	Alves	17755	5
281	Courtois	17754	8
282	Prevost	17715	7
283	Chauvet	17652	7
284	Couturier	17549	9
285	Lacombe	17406	7
286	Turpin	17406	6
287	Maire	17345	5
288	Lefort	17284	6
289	Favre	17201	5
290	Barre	17126	5
291	Allain	17013	6
292	Lacoste	16956	7
293	Riou	16941	4
294	Thierry	16932	7
295	Lombard	16920	7
296	Blin	16811	4
297	Leveque	16756	7
298	Costa	16682	5
299	Texier	16681	6
300	Loiseau	16676	7
301	Mary	16675	4
302	Evrard	16590	6
303	Bourdon	16564	7
304	Navarro	16564	7
305	Carre	16510	5
306	Laroche	16464	7
307	Grenier	16453	7
308	Toussaint	16375	9
309	Guibert	16344	7
310	Guilbert	16326	8
311	Chartier	16283	8
312	Maillet	16254	7
313	Bonnin	16232	6
314	Levy	16186	4
315	Benard	16084	6
316	Auger	15985	5
317	Vallet	15943	6
318	Leconte	15893	7
319	Jacquot	15831	7
320	Bazin	15831	5
321	Rousset	15752	7
322	Rocher	15666	6
323	Fischer	15663	7
324	Valette	15662	7
325	Normand	15645	7
326	Wagner	15624	6
327	Peltier	15577	7
328	Descamps	15532	8
329	Barbe	15522	5
330	Potier	15519	6
331	Duhamel	15473	7
332	Merle	15437	5
333	Faivre	15429	6
334	Blondel	15424	7
335	Martineau	15283	9
336	Pottier	15255	7
337	Gallet	15241	6
338	Guyon	15230	5
339	Maurin	15178	6
340	Foucher	15084	7
341	Pinto	15051	5
342	Vial	14981	4
343	Fouquet	14967	7
344	Barthelemy	14935	10
345	Chauveau	14926	8
346	Blot	14907	4
347	Delage	14844	6
348	Salmon	14696	6
349	Boutin	14689	6
350	Neveu	14646	5
351	Bouvet	14615	6
352	Lemonnier	14612	9
353	Herve	14525	5
354	Rossignol	14430	9
355	Marechal	14430	8
356	Poncet	14422	6
357	Guy	14391	3
358	Delahaye	14350	8
359	Bernier	14348	7
360	Lafon	14320	5
361	De sousa	14290	8
362	Chapuis	14281	7
363	Charbonnier	14201	11
364	Pujol	14167	5
365	Lecoq	14126	5
366	Laborde	14082	7
367	Andrieu	14044	7
368	Serre	14007	5
369	Teixeira	14001	8
370	Cros	13961	4
371	Pruvost	13961	7
372	Girault	13940	7
373	Sabatier	13866	8
374	Le roy	13794	6
375	Berthier	13764	8
376	Grand	13724	5
377	Boulay	13703	6
378	De oliveira	13684	11
379	Gervais	13657	7
380	Maurel	13648	6
381	Hebert	13624	6
382	Duclos	13609	6
383	Martinet	13607	8
384	Parent	13582	6
385	Ali	13550	3
386	Jourdain	13540	8
387	Billard	13462	7
388	Marc	13441	4
389	Favier	13431	6
390	Petit	13425	5
391	Regnier	13412	7
392	Bellanger	13408	9
393	Dias	13358	4
394	Diaz	13344	4
395	Becker	13337	6
396	Dubreuil	13286	8
397	Torres	13283	6
398	Delannoy	13253	8
399	Doucet	13245	6
400	Rigaud	13211	6
401	Prigent	13206	7
402	Masse	13202	5
403	Cornu	13179	5
404	Chambon	13174	7
405	Samson	13166	6
406	Gras	13082	4
407	Poisson	13055	7
408	Fortin	13032	6
409	Benoist	13003	7
410	Parmentier	12976	10
411	Lepage	12967	6
412	Claude	12957	6
413	Besse	12955	5
414	Letellier	12916	9
415	Castel	12916	6
416	Ricard	12892	6
417	Boulet	12833	6
418	Bonhomme	12785	8
419	Roques	12785	6
420	Grandjean	12765	9
421	Le corre	12757	8
422	Mendes	12730	6
423	Drouet	12723	6
424	Comte	12718	5
425	Pommier	12673	7
426	Huguet	12662	6
427	Constant	12654	8
428	Mas	12601	3
429	Forestier	12584	9
430	Leblond	12567	7
431	Jolly	12533	5
432	Gosselin	12517	8
433	Brault	12479	6
434	Lacour	12438	6
435	Geoffroy	12410	8
436	Mounier	12354	7
437	Rose	12327	4
438	Tournier	12321	8
439	Marquet	12308	7
440	Hamel	12273	5
441	Prat	12253	4
442	Rault	12250	5
443	Blondeau	12250	8
444	Grange	12250	6
445	Ledoux	12185	6
446	Morand	12144	6
447	Brossard	12051	8
448	Picot	12046	5
449	Levasseur	12039	9
450	Granger	12036	7
451	Bocquet	12031	7
452	Laval	12010	5
453	Millot	12008	6
454	Merlin	11970	6
455	Leleu	11950	5
456	Keller	11943	6
457	Mouton	11924	6
458	Moreno	11889	6
459	Armand	11850	6
460	Bouquet	11844	7
461	Guillemin	11841	9
462	Barret	11828	6
463	Bourdin	11820	7
464	Jung	11780	4
465	Champion	11771	8
466	Cartier	11752	7
467	Gimenez	11723	7
468	Said	11707	4
469	Jamet	11665	5
470	Combes	11661	6
471	Lavigne	11654	7
472	Guillemot	11582	9
473	Lelievre	11570	8
474	Berthet	11534	7
475	Guillard	11516	8
476	Provost	11513	7
477	Gibert	11489	6
478	Leray	11467	5
479	Dumoulin	11466	8
480	Walter	11439	6
481	Papin	11416	5
482	Bataille	11406	8
483	Ferry	11387	5
484	Gicquel	11379	7
485	Andrieux	11366	8
486	Basset	11359	6
487	Tellier	11356	7
488	Terrier	11353	7
489	Munoz	11350	5
490	Fort	11225	4
491	Saunier	11223	7
492	Jeanne	11214	6
493	Chatelain	11208	9
494	Foulon	11204	6
495	Jullien	11201	7
496	Bouchard	11164	8
497	Lasserre	11148	8
498	Granier	11148	7
499	Prieur	11133	6
500	Mignot	11092	6
501	Ramos	11092	5
502	Cochet	11036	6
503	Madi	10954	4
504	Vernet	10904	6
505	Vallee	10859	6
506	Kieffer	10843	7
507	Dijoux	10836	6
508	Jolivet	10830	7
509	Le bihan	10823	8
510	Lang	10821	4
511	Prost	10785	5
512	Schmidt	10785	7
513	Esnault	10734	7
514	Weiss	10724	5
515	Bon	10723	3
516	Dujardin	10658	8
517	Vacher	10658	6
518	Vigneron	10651	8
519	Soulier	10647	7
520	Gabriel	10632	7
521	Tissot	10586	6
522	Traore	10583	6
523	Lefranc	10520	7
524	Lavergne	10487	8
525	Couderc	10463	7
526	Cadet	10462	5
527	Gil	10438	3
528	Pain	10434	4
529	Le guen	10432	7
530	Monier	10386	6
531	Bois	10300	4
532	Poulet	10293	6
533	Gregoire	10288	8
534	Jouve	10284	5
535	Jouan	10260	5
536	Peron	10257	5
537	Husson	10232	6
538	Lemarchand	10173	10
539	Oliveira	10153	8
540	Barreau	10151	7
541	Bourguignon	10140	11
542	Cornet	10137	6
543	Mahe	10122	4
544	Laine	10114	5
545	Combe	10109	5
546	Arnould	10107	7
547	Tardy	10091	5
548	Flament	10083	7
549	Grosjean	10062	8
550	Lelong	10054	6
551	Schwartz	10015	8
552	Proust	10007	6
553	Binet	10000	5
554	Blaise	9995	6
555	Rouxel	9995	6
556	Abdou	9991	5
557	Pasquet	9990	7
558	Villard	9975	7
559	Lallemand	9969	9
560	Borel	9968	5
561	Dupin	9920	5
562	Corre	9907	5
563	Bruno	9829	5
564	Baudin	9826	6
565	Ragot	9798	5
566	Lecocq	9798	6
567	Ducrocq	9793	7
568	Magnier	9791	7
569	Grimaud	9786	7
570	Mangin	9778	6
571	André	9772	5
572	Bayle	9743	5
573	Rigal	9736	5
574	Monteiro	9726	8
575	Beaumont	9720	8
576	Roth	9718	4
577	Bonnefoy	9714	8
578	Carvalho	9709	8
579	Aubin	9692	5
580	Thiery	9686	6
581	Bauer	9665	5
582	Bonin	9650	5
583	Zimmermann	9647	10
584	Labat	9616	5
585	Roland	9608	6
586	Bureau	9589	6
587	Tavernier	9580	9
588	Chollet	9562	7
589	Brochard	9557	8
590	Godefroy	9512	8
591	Baudouin	9508	8
592	Labbe	9507	5
593	Wolff	9472	5
594	Bastien	9454	7
595	Christophe	9448	10
596	Villain	9439	7
597	Galland	9432	7
598	Chevrier	9430	8
599	Deshayes	9427	8
600	Montagne	9421	8
601	Goujon	9395	6
602	Moreira	9394	7
603	Arnoux	9390	6
604	Chretien	9354	8
605	Chabert	9335	7
606	Bonnard	9326	7
607	Cardon	9325	6
608	Le gal	9302	6
609	Jacquin	9299	7
610	Babin	9290	5
611	Pierron	9264	7
612	Bordes	9256	6
613	Caillaud	9252	8
614	Boudet	9228	6
615	Baudet	9227	6
616	Simonet	9220	7
617	Parisot	9216	7
618	Maitre	9209	6
619	Lesueur	9200	7
620	Godet	9175	5
621	Lebeau	9172	6
622	Foucault	9164	8
623	Prevot	9142	6
624	Lagrange	9134	8
625	Lassalle	9131	8
626	Thiebaut	9123	8
627	Pires	9111	5
628	Lafont	9092	6
629	Josse	9089	5
630	Faucher	9088	7
631	Sicard	9064	6
632	Jacquemin	9044	9
633	Derrien	9031	7
634	Ferrer	9028	6
635	Sergent	9025	7
636	Silva	9022	5
637	Avril	9015	5
638	Renou	8979	5
639	Piquet	8968	6
640	Oger	8966	4
641	Legrand	8940	7
642	Lefeuvre	8924	8
643	Pages	8911	5
644	Forest	8891	6
645	Correia	8886	7
646	Techer	8884	6
647	Abadie	8880	6
648	Pellerin	8871	8
649	Beaufils	8839	8
650	Ferrari	8835	7
651	Abdallah	8833	8
652	Duret	8822	5
653	Le floch	8794	8
654	Alvarez	8776	7
655	Guignard	8754	8
656	Begue	8741	5
657	Louvet	8734	6
658	Delaporte	8725	9
659	Magne	8700	5
660	Porte	8698	5
661	Thuillier	8677	9
662	Raynal	8653	6
663	Henri	8642	5
664	Beck	8641	4
665	Gonthier	8638	8
666	Duchemin	8630	8
667	Jarry	8601	5
668	Lalanne	8590	7
669	Berton	8579	6
670	Bailleul	8560	8
671	Godin	8555	5
672	Le meur	8548	7
673	Guitton	8520	7
674	Stephan	8497	7
675	Verger	8487	6
676	George	8479	6
677	Salaun	8447	6
678	Hue	8400	3
679	Le bris	8386	7
680	Belin	8363	5
681	Lamotte	8363	7
682	Duprat	8326	6
683	Camara	8310	6
684	Lauret	8290	6
685	Lapierre	8282	8
686	Perron	8276	6
687	Boisson	8270	7
688	Saulnier	8265	8
689	Gaubert	8243	7
690	Dupre	8242	5
691	Clavel	8240	6
692	Marais	8227	6
693	Bisson	8225	6
694	Landais	8210	7
695	Clain	8206	5
696	Paillard	8187	8
697	Charlet	8177	7
698	Boivin	8158	6
699	Latour	8106	6
700	Astier	8094	6
701	Savary	8038	6
702	Chateau	8029	7
703	Diot	8026	4
704	Mauger	8023	6
705	Vigouroux	8022	9
706	Boisseau	8002	8
707	Tison	7995	5
708	Leonard	7983	7
709	Guiraud	7981	7
710	Payen	7975	5
711	Molina	7968	6
712	Le bras	7967	7
713	Boutet	7966	6
714	Larue	7959	5
715	Bour	7948	4
716	Bresson	7932	7
717	Monnet	7928	6
718	Jeannin	7908	7
719	Duchesne	7894	8
720	Renaudin	7891	8
721	Le borgne	7891	9
722	Courtin	7890	7
723	Brousse	7889	7
724	Redon	7885	5
725	Jan	7880	3
726	Blandin	7870	7
727	Miquel	7864	6
728	Bourgoin	7852	8
729	Coulibaly	7850	9
730	Soares	7842	6
731	Lecuyer	7826	7
732	Coudert	7815	7
733	Leon	7794	4
734	Serres	7794	6
735	Berard	7775	6
736	Fayolle	7764	7
737	Gillot	7758	6
738	Teyssier	7750	8
739	Gobert	7747	6
740	Chemin	7738	6
741	Simonnet	7713	8
742	Rouault	7711	7
743	Burel	7704	5
744	Ba	7700	2
745	Thery	7698	5
746	Ferrier	7689	7
747	Bardet	7674	6
748	Barraud	7664	7
749	Hamelin	7658	7
750	Bontemps	7655	8
751	Janin	7650	5
752	Gallois	7644	7
753	Robinet	7623	7
754	Caillet	7620	7
755	Delarue	7619	7
756	Bouyer	7614	6
757	Catherine	7610	9
758	Bossard	7609	7
759	Magnin	7607	6
760	Capelle	7597	7
761	Devos	7596	5
762	Larcher	7582	7
763	Marcel	7578	6
764	Bardin	7573	6
765	Morice	7570	6
766	Baudoin	7569	7
767	Delpech	7550	7
768	Malet	7548	5
769	Loison	7542	6
770	Chopin	7537	6
771	Lamarque	7528	8
772	Dubourg	7527	7
773	Billon	7519	6
774	Billet	7512	6
775	Sellier	7511	7
776	Garreau	7509	7
777	Gonzales	7506	8
778	Gaultier	7503	8
779	Gasnier	7500	7
780	Prudhomme	7492	9
781	Sarrazin	7491	8
782	Goupil	7478	6
783	Tixier	7476	6
784	Drouin	7473	6
785	Calvet	7455	6
786	Janvier	7449	7
787	Collard	7446	7
788	Costes	7442	6
789	Felix	7433	5
790	Le breton	7430	9
791	Gosset	7425	6
792	Loisel	7424	6
793	Mendy	7420	5
794	Jardin	7413	6
795	Lebas	7412	5
796	Jimenez	7408	7
797	Baptiste	7407	8
798	Cottin	7407	6
799	Garcin	7400	6
800	Mayer	7398	5
801	Gueguen	7396	7
802	Baud	7387	4
803	Dubos	7384	5
804	Ferre	7384	5
805	Auvray	7383	6
806	Vergne	7381	6
807	Schaeffer	7380	9
808	Machado	7377	7
809	Genin	7376	5
810	Chabot	7375	6
811	Chiron	7370	6
812	Lhomme	7362	6
813	Lemercier	7360	9
814	Dejean	7351	6
815	Chapelle	7349	8
816	Vieira	7342	6
817	Mille	7338	5
818	Beauvais	7337	8
819	Fritsch	7327	7
820	Reboul	7323	6
821	Alonso	7323	6
822	Mace	7300	4
823	Pastor	7286	6
824	Soler	7278	5
825	Coutant	7263	7
826	Lahaye	7262	6
827	Genet	7251	5
828	Alix	7248	4
829	Lavaud	7248	6
830	Guyard	7244	6
831	Guilloux	7243	8
832	Bastide	7242	7
833	De almeida	7239	10
834	Raimbault	7229	9
835	Dupouy	7227	6
836	Cuny	7225	4
837	Cormier	7222	7
838	Hilaire	7221	7
839	Desbois	7220	7
840	Froment	7213	7
841	Salomon	7212	7
842	Charron	7208	7
843	Fourcade	7205	8
844	Delcroix	7204	8
845	Villette	7197	8
846	Claudel	7187	7
847	Constantin	7182	10
848	Dubost	7174	6
849	Moine	7171	5
850	Diop	7163	4
851	Barthe	7163	6
852	Mathis	7155	6
853	Bidault	7151	7
854	Roman	7146	5
855	Lapeyre	7140	7
856	Marteau	7123	7
857	Deville	7123	7
858	Philippon	7122	9
859	Manceau	7116	7
860	Thevenet	7112	8
861	Romain	7087	6
862	Besnier	7067	7
863	Bach	7054	4
864	Leloup	7044	6
865	Beau	7042	4
866	Ouvrard	7041	7
867	Cellier	7041	7
868	Chardon	7040	7
869	Munier	7040	6
870	Pierson	7037	7
871	Ly	7031	2
872	Geffroy	7029	7
873	Tissier	7009	7
874	Moret	7003	5
875	Mahieu	6995	6
876	Viala	6987	5
877	Anne	6987	4
878	Collignon	6985	9
879	Page	6983	4
880	Bosc	6976	4
881	Duriez	6970	6
882	Ndiaye	6956	6
883	Rambaud	6953	7
884	Antunes	6951	7
885	Amiot	6943	5
886	Pelissier	6943	9
887	Choquet	6941	7
888	Auffret	6937	7
889	Leclere	6936	7
890	Lallement	6935	9
891	Vernier	6930	7
892	Vivier	6929	6
893	Sorin	6928	5
894	Rollin	6919	6
895	Landry	6910	6
896	Crouzet	6901	7
897	Lamour	6900	6
898	Peter	6893	5
899	Michon	6891	6
900	Boulard	6879	7
901	Laffont	6879	7
902	Brisset	6871	7
903	Salles	6863	6
904	Haas	6862	4
905	Braud	6855	5
906	Demange	6855	7
907	Koch	6844	4
908	Bonnot	6839	6
909	Marquis	6837	7
910	Laplace	6828	7
911	Jaouen	6820	6
912	Reymond	6820	7
913	Duarte	6815	6
914	Vignon	6803	6
915	Langlais	6800	8
916	Genty	6799	5
917	Cazenave	6798	8
918	Sylvestre	6796	9
919	Huard	6795	5
920	Laville	6785	7
921	Pernot	6782	6
922	Gourdon	6765	7
923	Braun	6763	5
924	Lafond	6760	6
925	Alain	6752	5
926	Durieux	6751	7
927	Mazet	6743	5
928	Naudin	6743	6
929	Merlet	6730	6
930	Dauphin	6715	7
931	Monin	6710	5
932	Peyre	6709	5
933	Arnal	6709	5
934	Olive	6704	5
935	Fraisse	6700	7
936	Bacar	6699	5
937	Bellec	6688	6
938	Clavier	6673	7
939	Monteil	6664	7
940	Toure	6662	5
941	Sow	6646	3
942	Bachelet	6645	8
943	France	6630	6
944	Giroud	6629	6
945	Cariou	6628	6
946	Berthe	6616	6
947	Wang	6602	4
948	Georget	6598	7
949	Murat	6598	5
950	Lacaze	6598	6
951	Bourbon	6595	7
952	Casanova	6593	8
953	Delamare	6592	8
954	Toutain	6589	7
955	Lafitte	6588	7
956	Carrier	6587	7
957	Viguier	6587	7
958	Nicol	6586	5
959	Gaucher	6586	7
960	Claverie	6584	8
961	Bianchi	6583	7
962	Barrier	6581	7
963	Pollet	6581	6
964	Labrousse	6573	9
965	Emery	6569	5
966	Carton	6561	6
967	Davy	6558	4
968	Rondeau	6554	7
969	Lafargue	6553	8
970	Rochette	6549	8
971	Viel	6546	4
972	Fauvel	6544	6
973	Lenormand	6540	9
974	Nunes	6537	5
975	Tisserand	6535	9
976	Jean-baptiste	6522	13
977	Roch	6522	4
978	Cortes	6507	6
979	Rivet	6497	5
980	Achard	6468	6
981	Barbet	6457	6
982	Bru	6454	3
983	Bouton	6448	6
984	Cardoso	6445	7
985	Chen	6434	4
986	Revel	6426	5
987	Buffet	6426	6
988	Girardot	6421	8
989	Lehmann	6416	7
990	James	6413	5
991	Ho	6412	2
992	Romero	6406	6
993	Dubus	6402	5
994	Capron	6401	6
995	Delhaye	6398	7
996	Barry	6398	5
997	Chaillou	6396	8
998	Rio	6396	3
999	Gandon	6395	6
1000	Brouard	6367	7

The most common surnames in France

France has a rich cultural history, and that is reflected in the names of its people. The French language is known for being romantic, with its unique blend of Latin, Germanic, and Celtic influences. French last names are no exception to this rule. They carry with them the legacy of their origin, and embody the essence of French culture.

The historical significance of French surnames

French surnames have a long history that dates back to the Roman Empire. During this period, residents were often identified by their occupation or location. The use of surnames became more widespread in the Middle Ages when the country was divided into feudal territories. Names such as Dupont (from the bridge), Deville (from the city), and Leclerc (the clerk) became common.

Another significant influence on French surnames came during the Renaissance period, when humanism and the importance of individuality became prominent. Many surnames related to plants, such as Rose or Lavender, were introduced during this time.

The most common French surnames

In France, there are some surnames that are more common than others. According to a recent survey, the top five most popular French surnames are Martin, Bernard, Dubois, Thomas, and Robert. Each of these surnames has a unique history of its own.

• Martin: This name traces its roots back to the Roman Empire. It is believed to have originated from the Latin Martinius, which means belonging to Mars, the Roman god of war.
• Bernard: This name comes from the Germanic word bern, which means bear. It was a common name among the nobility in the Middle Ages.
• Dubois: This name means of the woods in French and is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who lived in or near a forested area.
• Thomas: This name has its roots in biblical history. It comes from the Aramaic word toma, which means twin. It was a popular name among early Christians.
• Robert: This name comes from the Old Germanic name Hrodberht, which means bright fame or famous brilliance.

Conclusion

The most common French surnames capture the essence of the country's rich cultural heritage. Each name tells a unique story of its own. While some surnames have a more traditional origin, others reflect the influence of more recent historical periods. Whatever the case may be, these surnames help to give France its unique identity.