Occitan
7Boyer is a French surname, ranked among the most common in France. It originated as an occupational name for a cowherd or oxherd, equivalent to the French common noun Bouvier. The name is particularly associated with the...
Fabre is a French and Occitan surname, largely originating as an Occitan variant of Fèvre, an occupational name for a blacksmith derived from Latin faber. The surname is widespread in southern France, particularly in Occ...
Faure is an Occitan surname meaning "blacksmith", derived from the Old Occitan word faure (or faur), from Latin faber "maker, smith". It is the Occitan equivalent of the French Fèvre (or Fabre). While in French the surna...
Palomer is an Occitan surname referring to a pigeon keeper, derived from Latin palumbes (pigeon). The term reflects a medieval occupation caring for domestic pigeons raised for meat, eggs, and manure. As a habitational s...
Pan 1 is an Occitan surname derived from the Latin word panis ("bread"), used to denote a baker. In the Occitan-speaking regions of southern France, the name would have originated as an occupational surname for someone w...
Roca is a surname found primarily in Catalan, Occitan, and Spanish-speaking regions. It is a cognate of the English surname Roach, sharing the same root meaning of "rock" or "crag."EtymologyThe surname Roca originates fr...
Soler is a surname of Catalan and Occitan origin. It denoted a person from any of the numerous places in the area whose names derive from Occitan or Catalan soler meaning "ground" or "floor", often referring to a level p...