Frequency: (131)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: nickname from French meilleur ‘better’, ‘best’.
GIVEN NAMES: French 17%. Marcel (2), Emile, Euclide, Gilles, Laurent, Marcelle, Muguette, Philippe, Sylvie.
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