Italian and Spanish: literally ‘France’, hence an ethnic name
denoting a Frenchman. However, Francia is also found in
Renaissance Italy as a personal name (both male and female), and in
some instances the surname may be from this use.Hungarian: ethnic
name for a Frenchman, from francia ‘French’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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