Franch Family Crest & Name History

Genealogists group Franch with French. Its meaning, shared with French, is “Frenchman”.

Heraldry and the Franch name

Looking for a Franch coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

Franch and French

Spelled with “a” instead of “e”, Franch shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

From 1891 to 2000, 271 births in France were registered under Franch. In the 2010 US Census, 218 Americans gave Franch as their last name (rank 85,659). Get the complete Franch report, with a museum-style coat of arms.