How common is the last name French?

61,329 people in the United States have the last name French, about 1 in 4,874. It ranks #539 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FRENCH

#539

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
61,329
About
1 in 4,874
This common or more
32.8%
Who bears it

Of the 61,329 people with the last name French, 82.6% reported their origin as White, 8% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of French

#537 Flynn · 61,341#538 Villarreal · 61,336#540 Zamora · 61,244#541 Pope · 61,177

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of French, most common first.

#74,639 Franch · 279

Also a first name

As a first name, French ranks #21,545 of 53,615, with 470 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 35 births. See French as a first name

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