French Surnames Starting with M
32 surnames
Maes
Son of Thomas
Belgium
Maillard
Armored, mallet maker
Normandy12K+
Maisonneuve
New house
Quebec
Malenfant
Bad child
Quebec
Marchand
Merchant
Normandy40K+
Marie
Beloved or bitter
Brittany30K+
Marin
Sailor
France
Marinier
Boatman
France
Marquette
Small boundary
France
Martel
Hammer
France
Martin
Derived from the Latin name Martinus (of Mars)
Ile-de-France235K+
Martineau
Little Martin
France
Masson
Stonemason
Ile-de-France35K+
Massé
Mace bearer
Quebec
Mathieu
Gift of God
Lorraine45K+
Mendiburu
Mountain head
France
Mercier
Merchant or trader
Provence55K+
Meunier
Miller
Burgundy18K+
Michaud
Who is like God
France
Michel
Who is like God
Brittany110K+
Montagne
Mountain
France
Montclair
Clear mountain
France
Montfort
Strong mountain
France
Moreau
Dark-skinned, Moorish
Burgundy120K+
Morel
Dark-skinned
Auvergne80K+
Morin
Dark-skinned
Brittany55K+
Moulin
Mill or miller
Auvergne15K+
Muller
Miller
Alsace70K+
Ménard
Strong and brave
France
Métayer
Sharecropper
France