Franc is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Franc
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

A form of Franks. See Frank - The nursename Frank stands for Francis, Franciscus, and this may be in some instances the origin of the surname. Le Frank, however, appears in Hundred Rolls, and may mean either "the free," an enfranchised man; or a "Franc," by nation.

A form of the Frank. One who came from Franconia, in central Germany; the free man; descendant of Frank meaning "free or courageous".

Surname Franc is the variant form of the Frank. The nursename Frank stands for Francis, Franciscus, and this may be in some instances the origin of the surname. Le Frank, however, appears in Hundred Rolls, and may mean either "the free," an enfranchised man; or a "Franc," by nation.

How popular is Franc?

Franc is common in France, Czechia, Poland, United States, Taiwan, Canada, Belgium, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Serbia.

Franc is ranked 46286 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Francs plummeted by 18.34 per cent to 432 since 2000 and slipped by 9624 spots and ranked at 48800. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.19 94.71
Black 6.71 2.08
Hispanic or Latino 5.56 1.89
Others 2.31 0
Franc is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Czechia is ahead in terms of density. Around 11211 person has been found who wears Franc as their family name. Franc is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Franc:
1,916 France3,822
577 Czechia2,079
5,324 Poland1,101
Countries with hundreds of Franc:
38,446 United States808
608 Taiwan416
12,178 Canada322
6,335 Belgium297
2,780 Slovakia291
3,175 Croatia268
9,034 Romania263
2,524 Slovenia233
82,521 Russia131
10,326 Austria127
8,194 Switzerland121
5,746 Serbia115
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
30,551 Spain67
44,286 England67
78,810 Germany66
33,982 Australia63
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,911 Sweden49
110,272 Nigeria46
128,213 Brazil43
41,894 Netherlands43
88,124 Argentina26
408,224 India22
145,665 DR Congo21
98,106 Italy21
9,990 North Macedonia17
70,664 Malaysia17
65,606 Kazakhstan15
21,121 Moldova15
27,379 New Zealand13
19,471 Estonia12
83,447 Papua New Guinea11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
13,005 Bosnia and Herzegovina10
45,470 Mexico9
48,153 Egypt9
21,385 Ecuador8
70,659 Tanzania7
55,922 Qatar6
4,599 Montenegro6
11,702 China6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Journeyman Paolina Franc from Padella, Italy aboard the Scotia from Naples. She is registered to be 30 years old when she arrived in New York on March 17, 1885.

From Germany

Emilie Franc worked as farmer and hailed from France. 25 years old embarked for USA from Havre on Samuel M Fox and arrived on May 2, 1853. Catherine Franc (58) Farmer, Louis Franc (18) Goldsmith, Farmer Stephan Franc, Jacgues Franc (29) Laborer, Richard Franc, aged 20, Forester Hribar Franc, Carol. Franc, 9 years old Appolina Franc, and 10 other Franc around 43.75% of whom were farmer migrated to US from Havre, Bremen, Liverpool & Queenstown and Hamburg & Havre.

Franc Namesakes

  • Martin le Franc, French poet of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance
  • Otto Franc, cattle baron
  • Josef Franc, Speedway rider

Franc Namesakes

  • Martin le Franc, French poet of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance
  • Otto Franc, cattle baron
  • Josef Franc, Speedway rider

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