Frequency: (1140)
(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 for someone with red hair, from Old French rous ‘red’ (Latin russ(e)us).
GIVEN NAMES: French 13%. Armand (7), Andre (4), Normand (3), Adrien (2), Emile (2), Jacques (2), Marcel (2), Michel (2), Pierre (2), Rejean (2), Cecile, Clovis.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
