Last name: REGIS

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REGIS : This last name is indexed 96,979 times on Geneanet!

Origin of last name

REGIS : 1: French (Régis): from a derivative of Old French régir ‘to rule or manage’ applied as a status name for a local dignitary; or in some cases from French régis (from Latin regis genitive singular of rex ‘king’) applied as a nickname perhaps for someone employed in the royal household. This surname is also found in Britain.2: West Indian (in Haiti Martinique and Guadeloupe Régis) and Portuguese (Brazil; Régis); Hispanic (Philippines): from the French and Portuguese personal name Régis from Latin regis genitive singular of rex ‘king’ used as male equivalent of Regina.3: Italian: variant of Re ‘king’ from a Latinized genitive or ablative form (compare 1 above).4: German: habitational name from a place so named in Saxony. This surname is rare in Germany.

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