Overview
people
Sample Size
33,618
Gender Distribution
Male:
98.9%
Female:
1.1%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Italian
Meaning
The name Franco is of Italian origin, derived from 'francus' in Latin, meaning 'free man'. Historically, it denotes a person from France or a member of the Franks, a Germanic tribe that inhabited the regions which are modern-day France and Germany.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
IT
22,364 samples
99%
US
3,416 samples
100%
AR
1,549 samples
99%
DE
694 samples
99%
CH
657 samples
97%
ES
547 samples
98%
BE
417 samples
99%
CL
335 samples
99%
GB
261 samples
99%
PE
230 samples
99%
BR
220 samples
99%
MX
189 samples
98%
ZA
124 samples
100%
NL
96 samples
98%
VE
96 samples
99%
UY
89 samples
100%
NG
70 samples
99%
CA
64 samples
100%
PH
61 samples
97%
CO
59 samples
98%
+ 77 more countries
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