Franca Family History
Franca Name Meaning
Italian: from the feminine form of Franco . Portuguese (Brazil; França): habitational or ethnic name from França ‘France’. Spanish and Catalan: from the female personal name Franca (compare 1 above) or perhaps interpreted as a habitational or ethnic name from França ‘France’ (compare 2 above). Slovenian: from a hypocoristic derivative of the personal name Franc . Compare Franza
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022