French Surnames of Frankish Origin

[Psychonaut]

I'm interested in compiling a list of modern French surnames are are of Frankish origin. Here are a few that I've found so far:

Hébert: according to The Franks by Edward James (p. 31) Herbert (and thus the more modern Hébert) are descended from the Old Frankish Charibert, with Chari (or Hari) meaning "army" and Bert (or Bercht) meaning "bright."
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LeBlanc: stems from the Old French Blanc meaning "white" or "shining." This, in turn, comes from the Frankish Blank, meaning "white" or "gleaming."
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LeBrun: is derived from the Proto-Germanic *Brunaz, and the Frankish form was most likely Brun as well.
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Landry: this name may be "the second oldest [sur]name in France." It originally stems from the Germanic words Land and Ric ("king" or "powerful").
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Richard: is very similar to the Old High German name Rocohard and is descended from the Proto-Germanic *rik- "ruler" and *harthu "hard."
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Do any of you know of any others?

[Psychonaut]

A few new additions...

Roberge: was originally a Germanic personal name stemming from the roots Hrod "renown" and Bergo "protection." The Old Frankish version was probably something like Radeburg.
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Robert: is derived from the roots Hrod "renown" and Bercht "bright." The Old Frankish version was most likely Rodbert.
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Hervé: is directly derived from the Old Frankish Charivius.
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Guichard: is derived from the Germanic form Wighard, meaning "war" + "hard."
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Bosson: the earliest attested form is Bodecon from the 16th century, but the original Frankish form may have been Bandeson. The name stems from two Frankish words Bois "woods" or "forest" and Songe "a dream."
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[Arundel]

French names
Although more than 90% of my ancestors came from England, my sir name is Sisson. It has been spelled just like that since they came to America in the 1600's. We think it is French. There is a town named Soissons, and one named Sissonae in France 'if that is correct information.' I had a french minister, and he always called me the little 'french girl', when most of our region are of german descent and show it. We think our first Sisson came from France to England with William the Conqueror. What do you think, I would like very much to know.

[Psychonaut]

French names
Although more than 90% of my ancestors came from England, my sir name is Sisson. It has been spelled just like that since they came to America in the 1600's. We think it is French. There is a town named Soissons, and one named Sissonae in France 'if that is correct information.' I had a french minister, and he always called me the little 'french girl', when most of our region are of german descent and show it. We think our first Sisson came from France to England with William the Conqueror. What do you think, I would like very much to know.

It looks like Sisson is a Latin based name:

Sisson Name Meaning and History
Metronymic from the medieval female personal name Siss, Ciss, short for Sisley, Cecilie (see Sisley), or possibly from a pet form of Sisley (with the old French diminutive suffix -on).

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Sisley Name Meaning and History
English: from the medieval female personal name Sisley, Cecilie (Latin Caecilia, feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, originally a derivative of caecus ‘blind’). This was the name of a Roman virgin martyr of the 2nd or 3rd century, who came to be regarded as the patron saint of music.

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[Luern]

From my own family tree: Geoffroy, Douard

Yet that doesn't mean that my ancestors were of Germanic origin, just that their first-names (which eventually became family names and passed on next generations) were. After Germanic invasions, Germanic names would be trendy in Gaul among the natives.

[Gooding]

From my own (occassionally repeated) family tree: Pecot,Armelin,Perret,Prejean, Pellerin,Bossier,Sigur,LaVergne. That was a feature of Louisiana life back in the day..the genepool was rather small until my great grandmother moved to D.C..I don't know how many of them were Frankish..

[Luern]

From my own (occassionally repeated) family tree: Pecot,Armelin,Perret,Prejean, Pellerin,Bossier,Sigur,LaVergne. That was a feature of Louisiana life back in the day..the genepool was rather small until my great grandmother moved to D.C..I don't know how many of them were Frankish..

Armelin: uncertain Armella (latin "anima" = soul ?)
Bossier: dike?
Lavergne: common in SW France. From occitan vèrn, vèrnhe; meaning alder ("aulne" in French).
Pécot: from old French "Pec", meaning something like fool.
Pellerin: a pilgrim (pélerin), might be a toponym.
Perret: a diminutive of Pierre (Peter).
Préjean: breton Prigent (good looking)

Sigur: sounds Icelandic or something

[Gooding]

Icelandic?? LOL, I have heard others offer a possible Scandinavian connection, but I'm rather of the opionion that it's somehow Lorrain Roman as opposed to Lorrain Franconian..
ID: I290
Name: Laurent Pierre Francois Sigur
Sex: M
Birth: in Pont-a-Mousson, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Death: 16 NOV 1836 in Charenton, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Occupation: Planter
Education: Basic
Religion: Roman Catholic
Change Date: 30 NOV 2006




Father: Laurent Sigur b: 1734 in Pont-a-Mousson, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France
Mother: Anne Roche b: 1736 in Lay Saint-Christophe, Metz, Lorraine

Marriage 1 Emelie Pellerin b: 1766 in Attakapas, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Married: 13 NOV 1788 in Saint Martin de Tours, St. Martinville, Louisiana
Children
Charles Laurent Sigur b: 16 DEC 1789 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marie Claire Amelie Felicite Sigur b: 22 NOV 1792 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marie Emilie Francoise Adele Sigur b: 1 APR 1794 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marie Anne Vegas Amenaide Sigur b: 30 AUG 1797 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marie Ephigene Anne Heloise Sigur b: 6 JAN 1799 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Edouard Charles Sigur b: 1 JUN 1800 in New Iberia, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Alexandre Theodore Sigur b: 3 DEC 1801 in New Iberia, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Arsile Treville Sigur b: 1 JUL 1803 in New Iberia, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Theodore Numa Sigur b: 22 AUG 1808 in New Iberia, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Achille Sigur b: 1805 in New Iberia, Iberville Parish, Louisiana

[SwordoftheVistula]

What about 'Gosselin' (like the stupid TV couple)? There were a lot of 'Goslins' where I grew up, always thought of it as a normal German name, 'Gosselin' is probably the French version of that.

[Psychonaut]

What about 'Gosselin' (like the stupid TV couple)? There were a lot of 'Goslins' where I grew up, always thought of it as a normal German name, 'Gosselin' is probably the French version of that.

I don't know for sure, but I'd wager it's a Frankish name, since it's original form is distributed in both Germany and France.

Gosselin
French: from a pet form of the Old French personal name Gosse

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Gosse
English (of Norman origin), French, and North German: from the Old French personal name Gosse, representing the Germanic personal name Gozzo, a short form of the various compound names beginning god ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.

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