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La Fayette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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- France
Early Origins of the La Fayette familyThe surname 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 La Fayette familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our La Fayette research. Another 512 words (37 lines of text) covering the years 1293, 1308, 1345, 1401, 1416, 1452, 1482, 1513, 1577, 1583, 1591, 1595, 1603, 1618, 1634, 1665, 1678, 1693, 1699, 1717, 1732, 1789 and 1830 are included under the topic Early La Fayette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. La Fayette Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 La Fayette familyNotable 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
La Fayette RankingIn the United States, the name La Fayette is the 8,281st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
La Fayette migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: La Fayette Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Lafayette, aged 73, who settled in America, in 1893
- M. Lafayette, aged 30, who settled in America, in 1896
La Fayette Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- F. G. Lafayette, aged 32, who immigrated to America, in 1904
- Hipolito Lafayette, aged 30, who landed in America from Havana, in 1905
- Joseph Lafayette, aged 51, who landed in America, in 1908
- Antoine Lafayette, aged 11, who landed in America from Fort de France, Martinique, in 1911
- Maurice Lafayette, aged 2, who landed in America from Fort de France, Martinique, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name La Fayette (post 1700) | + |
- Ivan C. Lafayette (1930-2016), American politician, Member of the New York State Assembly (1977-2008)
- General Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), French general and American Revolutionary War general
- Reginald LaFayette, American Democratic Party politician, Vice-chair of New York Democratic Party, 2008; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2008 2
- Karen Moran Lafayette, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 2000, 2004 2
- Bertine Lafayette, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1984, 1988 2
- Ben LaFayette, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916 2
- Madame de La Fayette (1634-1693), French author
- Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier Lafayette (1757-1834), French reformer
- James Lafayette (1853-1923), pseudonym of James Stack Lauder, a Edwardian portrait photographer
- Louise de La Fayette (1618-1665), maid-of-honor to Anne of Austria
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