The surname Lagiais is a patronymic name; it is derived from the given name Adigari, a Germanic personal name. It means "noble spear." Such militaristic names were quite popular in the Middle Ages, which was an era of almost permanent warfare in Europe. The formulation of the surname started as L'Ardigari, which was shortened and corrupted over time to the current version of the name.
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Early Origins of the Lagiais family
The surname Lagiais was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this impressive family held a family seat since ancient times.
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Early History of the Lagiais family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lagiais research. Another 211 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1335, 1371, 1400, 1561, 1600, 1791 and 1809 are included under the topic Early Lagiais History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Lagiais Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lagier, Lagiez, Lagié, Lagiée, Lagiait, Lagiais, Lagiaies, Lagiay, Lagiest, Lagiet, Lagyer, Lagyez, Lagyé, Lagyée, Lagyait, Lagyais, Lagyaies, Lagyay, Lagyest and many more.
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Early Notables of the Lagiais family
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Migration of the Lagiais family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Baltzsar Lager settled in Philadelphia in 1853; Herman Lager settled in Texas in 1846.
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