Ffrench Surname

176,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ffrench Surname Definition:

(French-Teut.) One from France: v. France and Francis.

Simon le Frensch.—Hundred Rolls

Ffrench Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica8121:3,534509
United States4161:871,29666,093
England3681:151,40814,447
Australia3251:83,0649,628
Ireland2941:16,0171,777
France891:746,32392,306
Canada661:558,26746,632
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1131:39,2023,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ffrench Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Teut.) One from France: v. France and Francis.

Simon le Frensch.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) One who came from France, a Frenchman. An early form of a capital F was ff.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The ancestors of Lord Ffrench are said to have been seated at Castle Ffrench, co. Galway, for many centuries. Courthope's Debrett. The name was anciently written De Frignes, De ffreygne, Frynshe, &c. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ffrench Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ffrench Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ffrench is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ffrench.

How Common Is The Last Name Ffrench? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ffrench is the 176,654th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,008,896 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Ffrench are found; 36 percent are found in Caribbean and 34 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 3,534. In Jamaica it is primarily concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 44 percent live, Surrey County, where 43 percent live and Cornwall County, where 13 percent live. Excluding Jamaica this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Ffrench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ffrench has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 10,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 260 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ffrench Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ffrench surname are 5.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.04% registered with the party.

The amount Ffrench earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $46,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $53,171 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
French92148,959/
Frensch861,373/
Frenche86109/
Friench867/
Freinch862/
Hfrench862/
Frenchs862/
Freench862/
Freanch861/
Frencht861/
Frrench861/
Frenc83228/
Frnch830/
Frentsch8024/
Frensche8010/
D'French801/
Freanche801/
Franch775,468/
Frence7786/
Frencz7755/
Frinch7727/
Frensh7724/
Fronch7718/
Frenci7713/
Fernch772/
Firnch771/
Frencs771/
Frenxh771/
Frynch770/
Frenchová751/
Frnc734/
Freencz711/
Freence711/
Frenz674,634/
Frens67807/
Frinc67102/
Frenţ6772/
Frencová6712/
Frnci677/
Frînc673/
Frnce672/
Fręch671/
Frenç671/
Frncs671/
Frnsh670/

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Ffrench Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ffrench
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