Wallonia

Wallonia

Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. Its official languages are French and German.

Common surnames

For the three Regions in Belgium, the most common surnames are:

• Flemish Region
  • Peeters
  • Janssens
  • Maes
  • Jacobs
  • Willems
• Walloon Region
  • Dubois
  • Lambert
  • Martin
  • Dupont
  • Dumont
• Brussels-Capital Region
  • Janssens
  • Peeters
  • Dubois
  • Jacobs
  • Mertens

Martin and the Normans Connections