The lafayette Surname
lafayette Name Meaning and History
Southern French: diminutive of Lafaye, a topographic name
for someone living near a beech tree or beech wood, from Old French
fage, variant of fou ‘beech’ (Latin fagus).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Lafayettes in MS and AL |
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| Lafayette,William,P.--Vt.--d 1891 | Richard Lafayette | 19 |
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| Henry Lafayette Kaan, 81 of Kansas City, Kan.,son of, Henry and Vivian (Butler) Kaan. |
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| Thomas LaFayette- b.Canada d. Muskegon, MI | Tom DeFayette | 3 |
| Seeking Jackson Co. IA. Burial Places |
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| Henry (Laurent) Lafayette | Pat Lafayette | 17 |
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