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Lafayette name meaning

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What does the name Lafayette mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Lafayette

User Submitted Origins

French
92%
African
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from India says the name Lafayette means "Trust" and is of French origin.
  2. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Lafayette means "Faith" and is of French origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun La`fa`yette"
The dollar fish.A market fish, the goody, or spot (Liostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
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  1. A university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
  2. A town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
  3. French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
    Synonyms: la fayette, marie joseph paul yves roch gilbert du motier, and marquis de lafayette
Wiktionary

French surname from Occitan, "the little beech tree".

  1. Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French aristocrat who is considered a national hero in both France and the United States for his participation in the French and American revolutions.
  2. Any of a number of U.S. places named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
    1. A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
    2. A city and home rule municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
    3. A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States.
    4. A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
    5. A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States.
    6. A village in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
    7. A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio, United States.
    8. A city in Lamhill County, Oregon, United States.
    9. A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee, United States.
    10. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.
    11. A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
    12. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
    13. A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.
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Notable Persons Named Lafayette

Notable Persons Named Lafayette

L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard was an author and religious leader. L. was given the name Lafayette Ronald Hubbard on March 13th, 1911 in Tilden, Nebraska, United States. He left this life on January 24th, 1986.

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Ronald DeWolf

Ronald was given the name Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr. by his parents L. Ron Hubbard and Margaret Grubb on May 5th, 1934 in Encinitas, California. Ronald is also known as Nibs" Hubbard. He breathed his last breath on September 16th, 1991.

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Lafayette G. Pool

Lafayette was born on July 23rd, 1919. He left this life on May 30th, 1991.

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Lafayette McLaws

Lafayette McLaws is a military person. His military service ended in 1842.

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Lafayette Leake

Lafayette was born on June 1st, 1919. He left this life on August 14th, 1990.

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Lafayette Sabine Foster

Lafayette Sabine Foster was a Mayor of Norwich. He was most prominent from 1865 to 1867. Lafayette was born on November 22nd, 1806 in Franklin, Connecticut, US. He breathed his last breath on September 19th, 1880.

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  • Lafayette Mendel
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    Army Surgeon
  • Lafayette McKeene Hershaw
    Journalist
  • Lafayette Russell
    Football Player
  • Lafayette Gilchrist
    Musician
  • LaFayette Guild
    Military Person
  • Lafayette Young
    Office Holder
  • Lafayette Emmett
    Senator
  • LaFayette McMullen
    Member of the
  • Lafayette Lane
  • LaFayette Funk
  • Lafayette Blanchard Gleason

Notable Persons With the Last Name Lafayette

Notable Persons With the Last Name Lafayette

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is an estates-general of 1789, national assembly (french revolution), chamber of representatives (france), and chamber of deputies (france). His military service ended in 1792.

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James Armistead Lafayette

James Armistead Lafayette was a spy. James was given the name James Armistead on December 10th, 1760 in New Kent County, Virginia, or Elizabeth City. He died on August 9th, 1830.

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Adrienne Lafayette

Adrienne was born on November 2nd, 1759. She left this life on December 24th, 1807.

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Bernard Lafayette

Bernard was born on July 29th, 1940.

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Oliver Lafayette

Oliver Lafayette is a basketball player for the Correcaminos UAT Victoria, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Erie BayHawks, Boston Celtics, KK Partizan, Maccabi Ashdod B.C., Asseco Gdynia, Anadolu Efes S.K., and BC Žalgiris in the Lega Basket Serie A and Euroleague. He has been prominent since 2007. Oliver was born on May 6th, 1984 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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The Great Lafayette

The Great Lafayette was a magic (illusion) and illusionist. He was most prominent from 1890 to 1911. The was given the name Sigmund Neuberger on February 25th, 1871 in Munich, Germany. The is also known as Great Lafayette and The. He died on May 9th, 1911.

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Common last names for Lafayette

Common first names for Lafayette

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Lafayette U.S.
█  White 54.84% 64.26%
█  African American 36.37% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.85% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.93% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 4.70% 16.26%

Of Last Name Lafayette

People with the last name Lafayette are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Lafayette

  • How Popular is the name Lafayette? Lafayette is the 3,987th most popular name of all time. As a last name Lafayette was the 12,035th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Lafayette have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,818 babies born with the first name Lafayette in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lafayette to occupy the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Lafayette? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 22 new born babies.
  • When was Lafayette first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lafayette is Sunday, October 4th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Lafayette born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lafayette was in 1921 with a total of 86 babies.
  • Random Lafayette Factoid: According to the 1925 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lafayette is not a popular baby boy's name in Georgia. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Georgia have the same name in 1925.
  • Weird things about the name Lafayette: The name spelled backwards is Etteyafal. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Tetalayfe. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Lafayette? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,593 people with the last name Lafayette.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Lafayette? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Lafayette as their last name since less than 1 person in 114k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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