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The term Frank in eastern Mediterranean countries was used, in various vernacular forms, to denote the Crusaders and their descendants, and the American surname may also be an Americanized form of such a form.English, Dutch, German, etc.: from the personal name Frank, in origin an ethnic name for a Frank.
France was named after a Germanic tribe, the  Franks, who settled in Northern France, and whose kings  came to preeminence after the fall of the Roman Empire.   The Fr â¦ anks held a large territory in nowadays Belgium, Northern  France and down to Paris.At the time the word Frank also meant  'free'. In reference to the Franks, a region a few kilometers north  of Paris was also named France.That name is still existing in  place names like Roisssy-en-France.n reference to the Franks, a region a few kilometers north  of Paris was also named France. That name is still existing in  place names like Roisssy-en-France.