| ![Show Contents]() Lafitte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Lafitte familyThe surname Lafitte 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 Lafitte familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lafitte 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 Lafitte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lafitte 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 Lafitte 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 Lafitte Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lafitte RankingIn France, the name Lafitte is the 1,311st most popular surname with an estimated 4,313 people with that name. 1
 Lafitte migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lafitte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Marie Lafitte, aged 40, who landed in America, in 1892
- Bibiana Lafitte, aged 56, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
- Louis Lafitte, aged 14, who landed in America, in 1897
Lafitte Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Germaine Lafitte, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
- Pierre Lafitte, aged 32, who landed in America from Lalingne, France, in 1908
- Jeanne Lafitte, aged 29, who immigrated to America from Paris, France, in 1909
- Adele Lafitte, aged 39, who landed in America from Pau, France, in 1911
- Cecile Lafitte, aged 28, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1912
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Lafitte (post 1700) | + |
- Edward Francis Lafitte (1886-1971), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- André-Joseph Lafitte -Clavé, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
- Michel Pascal Lafitte, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
- Guy Lafitte (1927-1998), French jazz tenor saxophonist
- Pierre Lafitte (1770-1821), French pirate in the Gulf of Mexico, brother of Jean Lafitte
- José Silvestre White Lafitte (1836-1918), Cuban violinist and composer
- Jean Lafitte (1776-1823), French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico who helped General Andrew Jackson defend New Orleans against the British in 1815
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Lafitte migration to the United States 
