| ![Show Contents]() Laffitte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Laffitte familyThe surname Laffitte 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 Laffitte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laffitte research. Another 512 words (37 lines of text) covering the years 1293, 1308, 1345, 1401, 1416, 1452, 1482, 1513, 1577, 1583, 1591, 1595, 1603, 1618, 1634, 1665, 1678, 1693, 1699, 1717, 1732, 1789 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Laffitte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laffitte Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Laffitte familyNotable 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...
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Laffitte Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laffitte RankingIn France, the name Laffitte is the 1,824th most popular surname with an estimated 3,368 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Laffitte familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jeannot Fayer, aged 28; settled in New York in 1823; William Fayer, aged 44; settled in New York in 1820; Denis Fayet of St. Laurent of Paris married Marie Guilbert and Anne Fayet married René.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Laffitte (post 1700) | + |
- Pierre Laffitte (1925-2021), French politician and scientist, founder of Sophia Antipolis and represented Alpes-Maritimes in the Senate of France from 1985 to 2008 as a member of the Radical Party
- Jean Clément Marie Gérard Joseph Françoise Georges Laffitte (b. 1952), French Roman Catholic bishop from Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
- Major-General David Laffitte (b. 1894), French general 2
- Jacques Laffitte (1767-1844), French financier and politician, Governor of the Bank of France (1814), President of the Chamber of Commerce (1814) and 8th Prime Minister of France (1830-1831)
- Pierre Laffitte (1823-1903), French philosopher
- Hector Manuel Laffitte (b. 1934), American former jurist, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (2005-20007), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1983-2005)
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