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Francis

in the US

There are 60,383 people with the last name "Francis" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Francis 376
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  1. is 372nd most common Christensen
  2. is 373rd most common Harmon
  3. is 374th most common Newton
  4. is 375th most common Oconnor
  5. is 376th most common Francis
  6. is 377th most common Fitzgerald
  7. is 378th most common Wolf
  8. is 379th most common Goodman
  9. is 380th most common Garner

Similar Names and Nicknames

Franklin, Frank, Franco, Franks, Francisco, Francois, France, Franz, Frantz, Franke

Most Common First Names for Francis

John, Robert, James, Michael, David, William, Richard, Mary, Charles, Joseph

Meaning & History

English: from the personal name Francis (Old French form Franceis, Latin Franciscus, Italian Francisco). This was originally an ethnic name meaning ‘Frank’ and hence ‘Frenchman’. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of St. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. As an American family name this has absorbed cognates from several other European languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).

Jewish (American): an Americanization of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.

Recent Searches for "Francis" in the US

Since June 2009
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John Francis (502 searches)
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