Lafayette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lafayette family

The surname Lafayette was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lafayette family

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Lafayette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fayet, Fayettes, Fayette, Lafayet, Delafayet, Lafayette, La Fauyet, La Fayets, La Fayettes, De La Fayettes, Des Fayettes and many more.

Early Notables of the Lafayette family

Notable amongst the family was Mathieu Fayet, Treasurer of France at Bordeaux, in 1603; Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette (1618-1665), French courtier and close friend of King Louis XIII; Marie-Madeleine Pioche de...
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Lafayette Ranking

In the United States, the name Lafayette is the 8,281^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Lafayette migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lafayette Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Lafayette, aged 73, who settled in America, in 1893
M. Lafayette, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1896

Lafayette Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

F. G. Lafayette, aged 32, who immigrated to America, in 1904
Hipolito Lafayette, aged 30, who landed in America from Havana, in 1905
Joseph Lafayette, aged 51, who landed in America, in 1908
Antoine Lafayette, aged 11, who landed in America from Fort de France, Martinique, in 1911
Maurice Lafayette, aged 2, who landed in America from Fort de France, Martinique, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lafayette (post 1700) +

Ivan C. Lafayette (1930-2016), American politician, Member of the New York State Assembly (1977-2008)
General Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), French general and American Revolutionary War general
Reginald LaFayette, American Democratic Party politician, Vice-chair of New York Democratic Party, 2008; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008 2
Karen Moran Lafayette, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 2000, 2004 2
Bertine Lafayette, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1984, 1988 2
Ben LaFayette, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916 2
Madame de La Fayette (1634-1693), French author
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier Lafayette (1757-1834), French reformer
James Lafayette (1853-1923), pseudonym of James Stack Lauder, a Edwardian portrait photographer
Louise de La Fayette (1618-1665), maid-of-honor to Anne of Austria
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html