Arnaud
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Frequency: (473)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: from the medieval personal name Arnaldus (see Arnold).
FOREBEARS: The birth of an Arnaud or Renaud is recorded in Quebec city in 1637, and an Arnaud from Poitou is documented there in 1668.
GIVEN NAMES: French 12%. Michel (5), Antoine (2), Jacques (2), Altagrace, Anatole, Andre, Angelle, Christophe, Lucien, Philippe.
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