Andre
A surname of French origin, usually from the given name Andrew.
The #3,785 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 32,993 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Andre is the French form of Andrew, ultimately from the Greek name Andreas, meaning “manly” or “brave.” As a surname, it would originally have identified someone as “Andrew’s son” or simply as a family descended from a man named André/Andrew. In English records, the name also appears in medieval Latinized forms such as fil. Andree, showing its use as a personal-name-based surname.
History
The name appears in medieval English records by the 13th century, and it was used both in England and among families of French origin. Some bearers may descend from Norman or later French settlers, while others simply took the surname from the common Christian given name Andrew. The spelling Andre is especially associated with French usage, though English records also preserve variants like Andree and Andrew/Andrew-derived forms.
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Fun fact
Medieval records show both simple surname forms like Andre and explicitly patronymic Latin forms such as fil. Andree, helping trace how first names became hereditary surnames.
From the historical record
“^ son, son] ANDRE (Fr.) = Andrew, q.v. in Diet. ANTON (Ger.) for the Lat. Antonius (Eng. Atft(h)ony), f. the , Gr. Antios, Latinized Antius [Gt. dvTlos, conironting] APFEL (Ger.) = Apple, q.v. in Diet. [M.H.Ger. ap/el. O.H.Ger. apful] AREND(T (Dut.) Eagle - [Dut. arend]”
— Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary (2 vols in 1)