Froissart Surname
Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname
Froissart Surname Definition:
FROISSART: The surname of the worthy old chronicler was borne much earlier by Willelmus Froissart, a Domesd. tenant in co. Bedford. It is evidently connected with the French froisser, and means a crasher or bruiser-no improper name either for a follower of the Conqueror, or for the historian of Cresci and Poictiers.
Read More About This SurnameFroissart Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,074 | 1:32,026 | 3,897 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
Froissart Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
FROISSART: The surname of the worthy old chronicler was borne much earlier by Willelmus Froissart, a Domesd. tenant in co. Bedford. It is evidently connected with the French froisser, and means a crasher or bruiser-no improper name either for a follower of the Conqueror, or for the historian of Cresci and Poictiers.
Froissart Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Froissart Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Froissart is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Froissart? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 189,210th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,263,567 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Froissart live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Froissart is most widespread in France, where it is held by 2,074 people, or 1 in 32,026. In France Froissart is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 55 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Grand Est, where 6 percent are found. Outside of France it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frissart | 94 | 12 | / |
| Froissar | 94 | 2 | / |
| Frossart | 94 | 2 | / |
| Froisart | 94 | 0 | / |
| Froissard | 89 | 1,159 | / |
| Froussart | 89 | 232 | / |
| Fraissart | 89 | 1 | / |
| Frisart | 88 | 68 | / |
| Frosart | 88 | 19 | / |
| Frossar | 88 | 5 | / |
| Frossard | 82 | 5,421 | / |
| Fressart | 82 | 128 | / |
| Frissard | 82 | 84 | / |
| Vrossart | 82 | 3 | / |
| Fraissar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Frosar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Frisar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fraissard | 78 | 334 | / |
| Froussard | 78 | 11 | / |
| Frosseard | 78 | 6 | / |
| Frossaard | 78 | 1 | / |
| Frressart | 78 | 1 | / |
| Frisard | 75 | 155 | / |
| Fresart | 75 | 118 | / |
| Frosard | 75 | 9 | / |
| Fraisar | 75 | 6 | / |
| Frisare | 75 | 2 | / |
| Frésart | 75 | 1 | / |
| Frozart | 75 | 0 | / |
| Froschhart | 74 | 0 | / |
| Fressard | 71 | 775 | / |
| Frishert | 71 | 159 | / |
| Frissore | 71 | 41 | / |
| Frassard | 71 | 3 | / |
| Freyisar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Friesard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Friesaar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Frossord | 71 | 0 | / |
| Frousard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fruisard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Frossardová | 70 | 2 | / |
| Frouchart | 67 | 104 | / |
| Frisgaard | 67 | 66 | / |
| Froschard | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fričar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fresar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Frasar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Frischert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frisor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Frozar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vroussard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vrisar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fruichart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Freschart | 67 | 0 | / |
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