Francus Forename

873,022nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Francus Forename Definition:

A male name. this name is now, and has been since the 16th C, the common abbreviation of Francis (q.v.). But it was not uncommon in England from the time of the Norman Conquest till about the middle of the 14th C as an independent name representing the Old German Franco ‘a Frank’.

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Francus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
100%
481:1,538,07540,404
Indonesia-221:11,725,621355,622
South Africa
 
67%
151:3,635,51086,845
United States-51:72,507,395403,747
Uzbekistan
100%
41:7,696,61011,277
Philippines
100%
41:26,502,369280,915
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Azerbaijan
100%
11:9,642,94442,290

Francus (519) may also be a surname.

Francus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. this name is now, and has been since the 16th C, the common abbreviation of Francis (q.v.). But it was not uncommon in England from the time of the Norman Conquest till about the middle of the 14th C as an independent name representing the Old German Franco ‘a Frank’. Franco occurs three times in Domesday Book and Francus once, and Franco, Francus, Frank, Fraunk occur with some frequency in the records of the next three centuries.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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