If Your Black Family Has These French Louisiana Surnames — Records May Reveal a Creole Connection

Old Louisiana records can preserve clues that family stories sometimes lose. In this video, I trace the meaning of F.W.C. and F.M.C. and count down ten French Louisiana surnames that may point to a Creole connection. I’ll show how bills of sale, marriage contracts, and church registers used these labels—and how those same records can help Black families follow an ancestral trail from the 1800s back into the 1700s. If your family name includes Batiste, Celestine, Honoré, Lazard, Boutte, Chenier, Broussard, or Metoyer, I’ll explain what the records may reveal and what to look for next. #LouisianaGenealogy #CreoleHistory #BlackGenealogy #FamilyHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory