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Where did the French laberge family come from? What is the French laberge family crest and coat of arms? When did the laberge family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the laberge family history?

The name laberge was first used by a family in the southwestern French region called Gascogne. It was a name for someone who lived near a rocky hill, deriving its origin from the Old French word berge, meaning rocky hill or mountain, and indicates that the original bearer of the name lived near such a landform.

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History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name laberge, some of which include Laberge, La Berge, de Berge, de la Berge, Desberges, de Berghes and many more.

First found in Gascony, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our laberge research. Another 130 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1385, 1650, and 1810 are included under the topic Early laberge History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and 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 laberge 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 laberge were

laberge Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Charles Henri Laberge, aged 34, who arrived at Ellis Island from Lourdes, France, in 1913
  • Narcisse Laberge, aged 68, who arrived at Ellis Island from Lourdes, France, in 1913
  • Alexina Laberge, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Murinais, France, in 1920
  • Norman LaBerge, aged 37, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paris, France, in 1924

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  • David Laberge (b. 1929), American neuropsychologist
  • Mia LaBerge (b. 1967), American artist
  • Stephen LaBerge (b. 1947), American psychophysiologist
  • Walter Barber LaBerge (1924-2004), American aerospace engineer and Under Secretary of the Army 1977 to 1980
  • Joseph Léo Louis Laberge OQ (1924-2002), French Canadian labour union leader


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  10. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
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