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Early Origins of the De la fayette family

The surname De la fayette was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the De la fayette family

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De la fayette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fayet, Fayettes, Fayette, Lafayet, Delafayet, Lafayette, La Fauyet, La Fayets, La Fayettes, De La Fayettes, Des Fayettes and many more.

Early Notables of the De la fayette family

Notable amongst the family was

  • Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette (1618-1665), French courtier and close friend of King Louis XIII
  • Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette (1634-1693), known as Madame de La Fayette, a French author of La Princesse de Clèves

Migration of the De la fayette family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jeannot Fayer, aged 28; settled in New York in 1823; William Fayer, aged 44; settled in New York in 1820; Denis Fayet of St. Laurent of Paris married Marie Guilbert and Anne Fayet married René.


Contemporary Notables of the name De la fayette (post 1700) +

  • Marie Madeleine Pioche de La Fayette (1634-1693), French novelist


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