as a Last Name
- 3,451
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Lafave
Meaning & Origins
North American variant of French Lefevre, the most common name in French-speaking Canada. As the vocabulary word fèvre ‘smith’ was replaced by forgeron, the meaning of the old word became opaque, and the name was reinterpreted by French Canadian immigrants as Lafève, from fève ‘(fava) bean’ (see Bean).Lafève would be heard as Lafave by English ears.
| 8,246th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,451
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Michigan
- has the most people named Lafave per capita
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