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![Show Contents]() La Font History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The French region of Savoie is the ancestral homeland of the prestigious surname La Font. The name La Font is derived from the Old French word "fontaine," which means "fountain," and as a name it no doubt originally served as a mark of recognition for someone who lived near such a landmark. As such, La Font is classed as a topographic surname. Early Origins of the La Font familyThe surname La Font was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where this renowned family has held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the La Font familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our La Font research. Another 310 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1238, 1339, 1357, 1390, 1418, 1450, 1521, 1551, 1579, 1600, 1621, 1658, 1663, 1685, 1695, 1696, 1702, 1731, 1745, 1752, 1789, 1816 and 1882 are included under the topic Early La Font History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. La Font Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lafontaine, Lafontain, Lafantaine, Fontaine, Fantaine, Fontain, Fontein, Fantein, Fantaine, Fonteyn, Lafonteyn, Lafon and many more. Early Notables of the La Font familyNotable in the family name at this time was - Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695), a French poet and man of letters, considered one of the great French classical authors
La Font RankingIn France, the name La Font is the 506th most popular surname with an estimated 8,877 people with that name. 1
 La Font migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: La Font Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Alejandro Lafont, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1870 2
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- Elie Lafont, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
- Bernadette Lafont (1938-2013), French Cesar Award winning actress who appeared in more than 120 films
- Lieutenant-General Michel-Laurent Lafont (1874-1961), French General Officer Comanding 18th Military Region (1940) 4
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 25) Elie Lafont. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 5) Michel-Laurent Lafont. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Lafont/Michel-Laurent-Marie-Joseph/France.html
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