The franc Surname
franc Name Meaning and History
- French: from a Germanic personal name derived from the ethnic name for a Frank.
- French: nickname or status name from franc ‘free’ (usually denoting a freed slave).
- Slovenian and Croatian (northwestern Croatia): from the personal name Franc, Slavic form of German Franz, all from Latin Franciscus (see Francis).
- Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from the German personal name Franz.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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