If you descend from the Roy dit Desjardins line your ancestors could have been named Desjardins.

Common french names quebec. Here are the most frequent. Here are the most popular ones in Quebec and in the rest of Canada. Since Canada is a bilingual country it is no surprise that many Canadian parents use French names for their babies.

13 rows List of most common surnames in Quebec and French Canada. Most Popular Names. Medieval French form of Stephen.

Among boys the most popular name in Canada is Jackson which is only 43rd in Quebec. This was the name of several French nobles from Picardy. After weeding out the female names I still ended up with.

Eudes m Medieval French. Lets use Roy dit Desjardins as an example of a common dit name. Starting in 1978 Jean-Claude Huiraux began collecting names from hundreds of cemeteries in Quebec dating mostly from the mid-19th to the early 20th century.

However its followed by Noah fifth in Quebec and Liam first in Quebec. Medieval French form of the Germanic name Engilram which was composed of the elements angil the name of a Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles and hramn raven. It targets people who are just starting out those who have little time to devote to their genealogy as well as experienced researchers.

11 rows Last names in Quebec. Chrétien French French Quebec French form of Christian. For girls the Canadian ranking puts Sophia at the top 31st in Quebec followed by Olivia first in.