Lalancette Surname History

Origins Available:
France

The French name Lalancette first arose during the Medieval period in the peninsula of Brittany. It is derived from when the family having lived in Brittany.

Early Origins of the Lalancette family

The surname Lalancette was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Lalancette family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lalancette research. The years 1861, 1862, 1871 and 1891 are included under the topic Early Lalancette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lalancette Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Lalancette, including Lalance, Lancelin, Lalancette, La Lance, Lalanchette and many more.

Early Notables of the Lalancette family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

many individuals in Canada, such as Joseph Lalancette, who lived in Saint-Francis-du-Lac, Quebec in 1861
a widow Lalancette lived in Saint-François-du-Lac in 1861
Joseph Lalancette lived in Deguir in 1861
Jean Lalancette worked in Saint-François-du-Lac
Joseph Lalancette worked in Yamaska in 1861
Joseph Lalancette lived in Sorel in 1862
Brigitte Lalancette was a grocer in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Edouard Lalancette was a farmer in Saint-Machouan in 1871
Joseph Lalancette was a grocer in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Alexandre Lalancette was a painter in Montreal in 1891
Anne Lalancette lived in the same city in 1891

Lalancette Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Lalancette is the 456^th most popular surname. 1

Lalancette migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Lalancette has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Lalancette were

Lalancette Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. LaLancette, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Lalancette migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lalancette Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Henri Lalancette, who was married in Montreal in 1718
Pierre-Joseph Lalancette married in Quebec in 1741
Pierre Lalancette married in Montreal in 1746
Jean Lalancette married in Quebec in 1783
Marie-Joseph Lalancette married in Quebec in 1783

Contemporary Notables of the name Lalancette (post 1700) +

LM Lalancette, Canadian in the general department of maritime fisheries, in the research division
Mario Lalancette, Québécois who has written much on French Canadian history and economics
Pierrette Lalancette, Canadian in the Ministry of Cultural Affairs

Citations +

"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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)