While New York is not exactly booming with French Ancestry, you may still find a French surname on an old document, such as a Death Certificate or a Marriage Record. This list will help identify some of those names.
List of Most Common French Surnames
| 1. | Martin |
| 2. | Bernard |
| 3. | Dubois |
| 4. | Thomas |
| 5. | Robert |
| 6. | Richard |
| 7. | Petit |
| 8. | Durand |
| 9. | Leroy |
| 10. | Moreau |
| 11. | Simon |
| 12. | Laurent |
| 13. | Lefebvre |
| 14. | Michel |
| 15. | Garcia |
| 16. | David |
| 17. | Bertrand |
| 18. | Roux |
| 19. | Vincent |
| 20. | Fournier |
| 21. | Morel |
| 22. | Girard |
| 23. | Andre |
| 24. | Lefevre |
| 25. | Mercier |
| 26. | Dupont |
| 27. | Lambert |
| 28. | Bonnet |
| 29. | Francois |
| 30. | Martinez |
| 31. | Legrand |
| 32. | Garnier |
| 33. | Faure |
| 34. | Rousseau |
| 35. | Blanc |
| 36. | Guerin |
| 37. | Muller |
| 38. | Henry |
| 39. | Roussel |
| 40. | Nicolas |
| 41. | Perrin |
| 42. | Morin |
| 43. | Mathieu |
| 44. | Clement |
| 45. | Gauthier |
| 46. | Dumont |
| 47. | Lopez |
| 48. | Fontaine |
| 49. | Chevalier |
| 50. | Robin |
| 51. | Masson |
| 52. | Sanchez |
| 53. | Gerard |
| 54. | Nguyen |
| 55. | Boyer |
| 56. | Denis |
| 57. | Lemaire |
| 58. | Duval |
| 59. | Joly |
| 60. | Gautier |
| 61. | Roger |
| 62. | Roche |
| 63. | Roy |
| 64. | Noel |
| 65. | Meyer |
| 66. | Lucas |
| 67. | Meunier |
| 68. | Jean |
| 69. | Perez |
| 70. | Marchand |
| 71. | Dufour |
| 72. | Blanchard |
| 73. | Marie |
| 74. | Barbier |
| 75. | Brun |
| 76. | Dumas |
| 77. | Brunet |
| 78. | Schmitt |
| 79. | Leroux |
| 80. | Colin |
| 81. | Fernandez |
| 82. | Pierre |
| 83. | Renard |
| 84. | Arnaud |
| 85. | Rolland |
| 86. | Caron |
| 87. | Aubert |
| 88. | Giraud |
| 89. | Leclerc |
| 90. | Vidal |
| 91. | Bourgeois |
| 92. | Renaud |
| 93. | Lemoine |
| 94. | Picard |
| 95. | Gaillard |
| 96. | Philippe |
| 97. | Leclercq |
| 98. | Lacroix |
| 99. | Fabre |
| 100. | Dupuis |
| 101. | Olivier |
Source: Behindthename.com
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