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Early Origins of the Lagrange family

The surname Lagrange was first found in Champagne.

Early History of the Lagrange family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lagrange research. Another 30 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1325, 1402, 1510, 1572, 1576, 1625, 1628, 1675, 1680, 1734, 1738, 1761, 1830, 1838, 1870, 1877, 1883, 1905, 1920 and 1940 are included under the topic Early Lagrange History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lagrange Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Granger, Grangier, Grangé, Grangié, Grange, Granche, Grancher, Grangeon, Granjon, Grangheon, Grangeaud, Grangerat and many more.

Early Notables of the Lagrange family

Notable amongst the family during this period was

  • Jean de La Grange (Jean de Lagrange), (c. 1325-1402), French prelate and politician, during the reigns of Charles V and Charles VI, important member of the papal curia at Avignon

Lagrange Ranking

In the United States, the name Lagrange is the 16,868th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Lagrange is ranked the 503rd most popular surname with an estimated 8,919 people with that name. 2


United States Lagrange migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lagrange Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John LaGrange, who landed in America in 1656 3
  • Omie LaGrange, who arrived in New York in 1664 3
Lagrange Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean lansan De LaGrange, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3
Lagrange Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James Waddington LaGrange, who landed in New York in 1814 3
  • Joseph Warrington LaGrange, who arrived in New York in 1822 3
  • James Warrington LaGrange, who landed in New York in 1822 3
  • Marie Anne Jouny LaGrange, who landed in New York, NY in 1834 3
  • Isaac LaGrange, who arrived in New York in 1836 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lagrange (post 1700) +

  • Henry-Louis de La Grange (1924-2017), French musicologist and biographer of Gustav Mahler
  • Joseph Lagrange, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Georges Lagrange (1928-2004), French esperanto writer
  • Léo Lagrange (1900-1940), French minister
  • Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736-1813), Italian / French mathematician and astronomer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 25) Joseph Lagrange. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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