Definitions of Frances:

• name:  A female given name (very common: 1 in 270 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #47)
• name:  A male given name (rare: 1 in 20000 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #962)
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #7411)