Show ContentsLespérance History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Lespérance family

The surname Lespérance was first found in Guyenne, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lespérance family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lespérance research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1809, 1811, 1829, 1864 and 1874 are included under the topic Early Lespérance History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lespérance Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lesperance, Lespérance, L'Espérance, Lesperand, Lespérand, Lesperan, Lespéran, Lesperat, Lespérat, Lespereau, Lespéreau, Lesperot, Lespérot, Lesperaud, Lespéraud, Lesperault, Lespérault, Lesperut, Lespérut, Lesperandieu, Lespérandieu, Lesperon, Lespéron, Lesperonne, Lesperonnet, Esperance, Espérance, Espert, Esperand, Espérand, Esperan, Espéran, Esperandieu, Espérandieu, Esperon, Espéron, Esperonne, Esperonnet, Espery, Lesper, Lespery, Esperies and many more.

Early Notables of the Lespérance family

More information is included under the topic Early Lespérance Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lespérance Ranking

In the United States, the name Lespérance is the 10,201st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Lespérance is ranked the 642nd most popular surname. 2


United States Lespérance migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lespérance Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • M. L'Espérance, who was living in Fort Louis de la Moblile in Louisiana in 1711
  • Joseph Lesperance, who arrived in New York in 1798

Canada Lespérance migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lespérance Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Jean L'Esperance, who settled in Canada in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Lespérance (post 1700) +

  • Donald A. L'Esperance, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 45th District, 1957-60 3
  • David L'Esperance, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924 3
  • David L'Esperance Jr. (b. 1874), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1907-08 3
  • Jean Lesperance (b. 1965), Canadian professional hockey player
  • David Ovide L'Espérance (1864-1941), Canadian manufacturer and political figure in Quebec
  • Sylvie Lespérance (1954-2006), Canadian politician in Quebec
  • Pete Lesperance, Canadian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


Houseofnames.com on Facebook