French: from Old French vi(g)ne ‘vineyard’ (Latin
vinea, a derivative of vinum ‘wine’), hence a
topographic name for someone who lived near a vineyard; a metonymic
occupational name for a vine dresser or the owner of a vineyard; or a
habitational name from any of numerous places so named. In Canada,
this is a frequent secondary surname, which has also been used alone
since 1708.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Lavigne
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Lavigne census records
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