Francken is a Dutch

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

, meaning "son of Frank".Francken
name distribution in Belgium People with this name include: *

Christian Francken Christian Francken (Gardelegen c.1550 - Rome? after 1610) was a former Jesuit who became an anti-Trinitarian writer. In 1577 Francken left his position as professor of the Jesuit college in Vienna and commenced the publication from Basel and La Roc ...

(c.1550–c.1611), German Jesuit writer * Christoph Bernhard Francken or ''Francke'' (1670–1729), German military officer and painter * Frank Francken (born 1964), Belgian racing cyclist * (c.1720–1791), Dutch-born merchant and freemason in the West Indies * Jacques Francken (1891–1949), Dutch footballer, brother of Mannes *

Mannes Francken Mannes Francken (1888–1948) was a Dutch football player, who played for HFC and the Dutch national team. Biography Francken started out as a goalkeeper, but quickly became a forward. He made his international debut for the Netherlands on 2 ...

(1888–1948), Dutch footballer, brother of Jacques * Ruth Francken (1924–2006), Czech-American sculptor, painter, and furniture designer *

Theo Francken Theo Francken (born 7 February 1978) is a Belgian politician who has been a member of the Chamber of Representatives since 2010. He is a member of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), a conservative Flemish nationalist party. Francken was made ...

(born 1978), Belgian New Flemish Alliance politician *The

Francken The Francken family was a family of artists the members of which were mainly active in Antwerp in the 16th and 17th centuries. Many of the members over three generations had the same first names Frans, Hieronymus and Ambrosius. While this may at ...

family of Flemish painters: ** Frans Francken the Elder (or Frans Francken I 1542–1616), his two sons: *** Hieronymus Francken II, son of Frans I, brother of Frans II, Antwerp 1578–1623 ***

Frans Francken the Younger Frans Francken the Younger (1581 in Antwerp, 1581 – 6 May 1642, in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter who created altarpieces and furniture panels and gained his reputation chiefly through his small and delicate cabinet pictures with historical, m ...

(or Frans II, Antwerp, 1581–1642) ****

Frans Francken III Frans Francken III (1607–1667) was a Flemish Baroque painter and the best known member of the fourth generation of the Francken family of artists., p. 98 Life Francken was born and died in Antwerp. He was the son of Frans Francken II and ...

, son of Frans II, 1607–1667 ****

Hieronymus Francken III Hieronymus Francken III (1611 in Antwerp – 1671 in Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter and a well known member of the Francken family of artists. Life He was the son of Frans Francken II and Elisabeth Placquet and painted in the family trad ...

, son of Frans II, 1611–1671 *****

Constantijn Francken Constantijn Francken or Konstantijn FranckenFrans Jozef Peter Van den Branden, ''Geschiedenis der Antwerpsche schilderschool'', Antwerpen, 1883, p. 978-980 Name variations: Constantinus Francken, Constantyn Francken, Constantin Francken, Constanty ...

, son of Hieronymus III, 1661–1717 **

Ambrosius Francken I Ambrosius Francken I (1544–1618) was a Flemish people, Flemish painter known for his religious works and historical allegories painted in a late Mannerist style. He was a prominent member of the Francken family of artists, which played a ve ...

, brother of Frans I, 1544–1618 **

Hieronymus Francken I Hieronymus Francken I or Hieronymus Francken the Elder (ca. 1540, Herentals–1610, Paris) was a Flemish painter and an important member of the Francken family of artists. After training in Antwerp, he was mainly active in France, where he ...

, brother of Frans I, c. 1540–1610, mostly worked in France ***

Isabella Francken Isabella Francken was a Flemish painter who was active in the first part of the 17th century. She was a member of the large Francken family of artists. Only a few works are currently attributed to her. These are history and genre paintings, ...

, probable daughter of Hieronymus I, active c.1600–1625 ;Fictitious * Fritz Francken, pseudonym of

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

writer Frederik Edward Clijmans (1893–1969) *

Jan Baptist Francken Jan Baptist Francken was supposed to be a painter from the Francken family and/or the son of Sebastian Vrancx, but is now considered to have been an error and to have never existed. The confusion was created by the many painters named Francken, some ...

, non-existing member of the Flemish family of painters * Sebastiaen Francken, name never used by the unrelated Flemish painter Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573–1647)

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