These diacritics were once the standard in our communities in French and Spanish as well as in English but seem to have vanished in the 20th century.

Common french last names in louisiana. The following is a list of common surnames in Louisiana Creole communities throughout the state that require diacritics or accent marks. It is the most common Cajun last name in Louisiana. Arna f m Louisiana Creole American South English.

Here are a few surnames listed. Also I may have accidentally missed some of the major surnames but generally speaking if the surname youre searching for is _not_ listed below its because its frequency on the CD. Derived from the French word for wood chêne meaning oak.

However in some instances I have purposely done this to assist you sort out the numerous name spelling variations which is very common with French surnames. Common Louisiana last names. She was born in Louisiana and has Cajun French ancestry.

Diminutive of Arnaud and Arnaude. Daqué French Cajun Devalcourt French Cajun Habitational name from places in France named Valcourt. Although it has French origins it is an extremely popular last name in England.

Here are the meanings of some of the most common Cajun surnames and what they can tell you about your Cajun andor French heritage. Chenier French Cajun A sandy or shelly beach. And 18878 by the last name of Landry.

Abaire Hébert Asselin Ashla Aslaw Ashlaw Aslin Ashlin Ashlow Aubin Obin Audette Odette Austin Ostiguy BarretteBorett Bean Lefebvre Beaulac Bolack Beaudoin Boardwine Benoit Benway Benway Benoit Boardwine Beaudoin Bobo Bourbeau Boileau Drinkwater Boivin Drinkwine. Guidry This is a French surname with is itself a later version of a German first name with the root waido Waidro means hunt The original owner of this surname is said to be a man by the name of Geudry dit Grivois dit Laverdure who was a farmer who moved from. Cheeves Buchanan Douglas Prince Crain McFarland DeLoach Tullos Warner Stroud Cormane Honeycutt Haddox Clifton Garner Lott Lacey Weeks Roppolo Parker Hammons Adams Shumate Neal Payne Weaver Hatten West Pilcher Adair Roberts Embree Cole Jordan Weems and Bass.