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Early Origins of the Lanctot family

The surname Lanctot was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family was anciently seated at Longuetot near Longuetot in the canton of Bolbec. The first record of this ancient aristocratic family of the region was that of Ralph de Langetot I, a Baron. He married Aliz de Langetot and when she became a widow she made a gift to Eynsham Abbey for the salvation of her soul. A descendant was Milo Langetot, and Milo, his son, who were recorded in the period of 1155-1162.

Early History of the Lanctot family

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Lanctot Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Langetot, Lanctôt, Lanctot, Lanctuit, Langet, Langot, Longuetot, Longetot, L'Angetot and many more.

Early Notables of the Lanctot family

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Lanctot Ranking

In the United States, the name Lanctot is the 18,606th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Lanctot is ranked the 887th most popular surname. 2

Migration of the Lanctot family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre-Marie Langot who settled in Louisiana in 1720.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lanctot (post 1700) +

  • Raymond Lanctot, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Saigon, 1929; Vancouver, 1932
  • Micheline Lanctôt (b. 1947), Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter, and musician, from Montreal


  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


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