| ![Show Contents]() La Font History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of La FontWhat does the name La Font mean? The French region of Savoie is the ancestral homeland of the prestigious surname La Font. The name La Font is derived from the Old French word "fontaine," which means "fountain," and as a name it no doubt originally served as a mark of recognition for someone who lived near such a landmark. As such, La Font is classed as a topographic surname. Early Origins of the La Font familyThe surname La Font was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where this renowned family has held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the La Font familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our La Font research. Another 310 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1238, 1339, 1357, 1390, 1418, 1450, 1521, 1551, 1579, 1600, 1621, 1658, 1663, 1685, 1695, 1696, 1702, 1731, 1745, 1752, 1789, 1816 and 1882 are included under the topic Early La Font History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. La Font Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lafontaine, Lafontain, Lafantaine, Fontaine, Fantaine, Fontain, Fontein, Fantein, Fantaine, Fonteyn, Lafonteyn, Lafon and many more. Early Notables of the La Font familyNotable in the family name at this time was - Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695), a French poet and man of letters, considered one of the great French classical authors
La Font RankingIn France, the name La Font is the 506th most popular surname with an estimated 8,877 people with that name. 1
| La Font migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: La Font Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alejandro Lafont, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1870 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name La Font (post 1700) | + |
- Cristina Lafont (b. 1963), American philosopher
- Pauline Lafont (1963-1988), French actress who died tragically from a fall while hiking at the age of 25
- Marcelle Lafont (1905-1982), French chemist, chemical engineer, member of the French Resistance and politician
- Bernadette Lafont (1938-2013), French Cesar Award winning actress who appeared in more than 120 films, mother of Pauline Lafont
- Louis Charles Georges Jules Lafont (1825-1908), French naval officer, Governor of CochinChina from 1877 to 1879
- Jean-Philippe Lafont (b. 1951), French baritone
- Ernest Lafont (1879-1946), French socialist politician
- Emmanuel Marie Philippe Louis Lafont (b. 1945), Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Cayenne in French Guiana since 2004
- Dominique Lafont (b. 1961), French businessperson, Managing Director for Africa in the Bolloré Group
- Charles Philippe Lafont (1781-1839), French violinist and composer
- ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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