Lafon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lafon family

The surname Lafon was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lafon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lafon research. Another 259 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1284, 1288, 1339, 1514, 1530, 1563, 1699, 1700 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Lafon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lafon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fonds, Fonts, Fond, Fons, Fondes, Fontes, Fondy, De Fondes, De Fonds, De Fonts, De Fontes, Les Fonds, Le Fond, Les Fondes, Des Fonds, Delafond, Delfont and many more.

Early Notables of the Lafon family

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Lafon Ranking

In the United States, the name Lafon is the 18,140^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Lafon is ranked the 434^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,914 people with that name. 2

Lafon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lafon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Francois Lafon, aged 33, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3

Lafon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Lafon, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
Candido Lafon, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1897 3

Lafon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Clotilde Lafon, aged 21, who arrived in America from St Laurent, France, in 1907
Germaen Lafon, aged 56, who arrived in America from Cassabiale, France, in 1909
Jean Lafon, aged 19, who arrived in America from Paris, France, in 1909
Nomie Lafon, aged 24, who arrived in America from St. Gemies, France, in 1909
Marie Lafon, aged 35, who arrived in America from Paris, France, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lafon (post 1700) +

William Madison LaFon (1888-1941), American politician, President of the Senate of West Virginia (1939-1941)
Thomy Lafon (1810-1893), American Creole business man, philanthropist and human rights activist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Barthélemy Lafon (1769-1820), French-born, American creole architect, engineer, city planner and surveyor in New Orleans, Louisiana
William Madison LaFon (1888-1941), American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia State Senate 10th District, 1939-41; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1939 4
Guillaume Joseph Nicolas de Lafon -Blaniac, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
Jean-Jacques Lafon (b. 1955), French singer-songwriter and painter
Mathieu Lafon (b. 1984), French professional footballer
Jacky Lafon (b. 1946), Belgium actress
Philip Lafon (b. 1961), former Canadian professional wrestler
Cayce LaFon Pentecost, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 25) Guillaume Lafon. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html