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Lafontaine Surname Meaning

French: topographic name for someone living near a spring or well, a variant of Fontaine with fused feminine definite article la or a habitational name from Lafontaine or La Fontaine, names of several places in various parts of France.

Soldier's name from la fontaine ‘the fountain’; it was one of the most common nicknames (noms de guerre) among French soldiers (see Lafleur).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Lafontaine families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lafontaine family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lafontaine families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 7 Lafontaine families living in London. This was about 78% of all the recorded Lafontaine's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Lafontaine families in 1891.

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Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Lafontaine life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Lafontaine in 1950 was 26, and 73 in 2004.

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