Laviolette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Directly translated the name Laviolet means "the purple" or "the violet." Sources believe that the name derived from the name of the flower or perhaps just from the colour itself. 1

Early Origins of the Laviolette family

The surname Laviolette was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution.

Early History of the Laviolette family

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Laviolette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: LaViolet, Laviolette, La Violette, De La Violette and many more.

Early Notables of the Laviolette family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Joseph Duchesne, lord of La Violette, born around 1544 in Esture (Armagnac), who was a French doctor. After having studied natural sciences in Germany, he received his doctorate of medicine at the University of Bâle, and from there went to Geneva. In 1587 he entered the Council of the Two Hundreds. In 1589 he...
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Laviolette Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Laviolette is the 844^th most popular surname. 2

Laviolette migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laviolette Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jean Laviolette, who landed in Louisiana in 1805-1809 3
Jane LaViolette, who arrived in Iowa in 1888 3

Laviolette migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laviolette Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Commander Laviolette in Trois-Rivières, Quebec in 1634
Pierre LaViolette, aged 22, who arrived in Canada in 1642
Antoine LaViolette, aged 25, who landed in Canada in 1643
Fouler LaViolette, aged 25, who arrived in Canada in 1643
Nicolas Laviolette married in Quebec in 1650
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Laviolette Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Louis Laviolette married in Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1702
Jacques Laviolette married in Dubreuil, Quebec in 1720
Jacques Laviolette, son of Jacques and Anne, who married Marie-Anne Soreaux, daughter of René and Isabelle, in Quebec on 31st May 1726 4
François Laviolette married in Lévis, Quebec in 1729
François Laviolette, son of Jacques and Anne, who married Marie Bourassa, daughter of Jean and Françoise, in Lévis, Quebec on 7th February 1729 4
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Laviolette Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Alfred Laviolette was a carpenter in Saint-Benoit, Quebec in 1871
Camille Laviolette was a physician in Montreal in 1891

Contemporary Notables of the name Laviolette (post 1700) +

Peter Laviolette Jr. (b. 1964), American former National Hockey League defenseman and current head coach
Richard Andrew Laviolette (1982-2023), Canadian singer-songwriter from Port Colborne, Ontario
Emily Laviolette, Canadian author of children's books who lives on Prince Edward Island
Marc Laviolette, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa for much of 1991
Jean-Baptiste "Jack" Laviolette (1879-1960), Canadian professional ice hockey forward
Guy Laviolette, Canadian author from Quebec

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
"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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.