Frequency: (183)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: habitational name from either of two places called La Verdure, meaning ‘greenness’, ‘greenery’ (from Latin viridis ‘green’). In French Canada, it is a secondary surname for Ethier, Rithier, and Riquier.
GIVEN NAMES: French 13%. Jacques (2), Andre, Fernand, Gilles, Jean-Michael, Rosaire.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
