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Early Origins of the Laville family

The surname Laville was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Laville family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laville research. Another 160 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1266, 1670, 1705, 1751 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Laville History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Laville Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fondeville, Fondevilles, Fond de Ville, Fonds de Ville, Fond de Villes, Font de Ville, Fons de Ville, Font de Villes, Fons de Villes, Deville, de Ville and many more.

Early Notables of the Laville family

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Laville Ranking

In France, the name Laville is the 1,223rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,579 people with that name. 1


United States Laville migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laville Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henry LaVille, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Laville (post 1700) +

  • Gaëtan Joseph Prosper César de Laville de Villa-Stellone, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Joseph Alexandre Félix Marie de Laville, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 30) Gaëtan Laville. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 30) Joseph Laville. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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