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Early Origins of the Lagasse family

The surname Lagasse was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

The name can also be traced back to the region of Picardy (French: Picardie). Prominent in early times was Arnaud de Gachon, a lawyer at the Bordeaux parliament during the sixteenth century.

Early History of the Lagasse family

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Lagasse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lagace, Lagacé, Lagache, Lagasse, Gache, Gaché, Gaches, Gachet, Gachon, Lagacée and many more.

Early Notables of the Lagasse family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Jacques Gaches, who was son of Pierre, a merchant born in 1523 and one of the artisans at the introduction of the Reform in Castres, consul of Castres in 1563 and first consul in 1585. Jacques was born in Castres in 1552 and became consul of the city in 1596 and again in 1604. Raymond Gaches was a pastor in the seventeenth century; Antoine-Hyppolite Gachet, born in Bordeaux in 1798, was a surgeon. The Gache family was known for three brothers who were renowned as painters in Nantes. Vincent...
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Lagasse Ranking

In the United States, the name Lagasse is the 8,280th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Lagasse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lagasse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henri Lagasse, aged 67, who immigrated to the United States from Puylament, in 1898
Lagasse Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • J. Lagasse, aged 59, who settled in America, in 1906
  • Samuel Lagasse, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States, in 1912
  • Henry Lagasse, who landed in America, in 1916
  • Ernestine Lagasse, aged 23, who immigrated to America from LePuy, France, in 1916
  • Pierre Charles Lagasse, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1918
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Canada Lagasse migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lagasse Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Henri Lagasse, aged 26, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1916

Contemporary Notables of the name Lagasse (post 1700) +

  • Scott Lagasse Sr. (b. 1959), American former race car driver
  • Timothy Lagasse, American two-time Daytime Emmy Award nominated puppeteer, puppet designer, and filmmaker
  • Scott Lagasse Jr. (b. 1981), American race car driver on the NASCAR Series circuit
  • Emeril John Lagasse (b. 1959), American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author, best known for his expression "Kick it up a notch!"
  • Marie R. Lagasse, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928 2
  • Henry Lagasse, American Democratic Party politician, Secretary of New Hampshire Democratic Party, 1937-39 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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