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The Francoeur surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,445 people carried this name — #18,899 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 204,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 1,368 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Francoeur surname

From Old French francor (“French”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Francoeur» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Francoeur.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Cher.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Cher 11
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 6
Drôme 5
Martinique 4
Rhône 3
Allier 3
Manche 2
Loire 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Francoeur,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur
    Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur 1880–1965 · judge
  • Joseph-Achille Francoeur
    Joseph-Achille Francoeur 1882–1959 · politician
  • Joseph-Georges Francoeur
    Joseph-Georges Francoeur 1889–1956 · politician
  • Georges-Ulric Francoeur 1893–1967
  • Richard Francœur 1894–1971 · actor
  • Robert T. Francoeur 1931–2012 · biologist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Francoeur is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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