Follenfant Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Follenfant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; 'the French "foolish child," probably a term of endearment': Lower, Patronymic Britannia

Hugh Folenfaunt, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ingram Folensfaunt, Yorkshire, ibid.

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Follenfant Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3651:181,98028,333
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Follenfant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. ; 'the French "foolish child," probably a term of endearment': Lower, Patronymic Britannia

Hugh Folenfaunt, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ingram Folensfaunt, Yorkshire, ibid.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

French "Foolish child"-probably a term of endearment.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hubert Folenfant in 1066 held Gouherville, Dainonville, and Couverville, Normandy, from Adelais, dau. of Turstan Halduc (Wiffen, Mem. Russell, i. 17). Ralph Folefant held by knight service in Bedford from Simon de Beauchamp, 1165 (Lib. Niger). Hugh Folenfaunt was of England, 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

— The Norman People (1874)
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Follenfant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Follenfant is most common in France. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Follenfant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 704,927th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname Follenfant is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Follenfant live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 181,980. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 47 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 9 percent live. Barring France this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 6 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Follenfant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Follenfant has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Folenfant9529/
Follenfan9526/
Follanfant902/
Follinfant900/
Foulenfont80246/
Flanofa Neto551/
Pholnphan535/

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