Lafayette meaning | Last name Lafayette origin

Following is the meaning of Lafayette surname. Family name Lafayette is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Lafayette
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Lafayette

Lafayette is used as a family name or surname in Brazil languages. Lafayette has 9 characters long in length.

Lafayette is common in Brazil country(ies).

Lafayette is ranked 58608 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Lafayette bearers increased by 8.630079 per cent in 2010 US census to 2593 since 2000, the surname slipped by 26 spots and ranked at 12035. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 54.84 57.73
Black 36.37 35.11
Hispanic or Latino 4.7 3.64
Others 2.93 2.47
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.85 0.59
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31 0.46

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Lafayette

How popular is Lafayette?

Lafayette is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 7910 people have been found who wears Lafayette as their family name. Lafayette is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
121,340 Spain4
24,269 Peru2
14,408 Uruguay2
18,625 Japan2
3,478 Haiti2
14,004 Hungary2
124,220 Italy2
120,357 Argentina1
50,549 Georgia1
1,970 Grenada1
62,864 New Zealand1
123,175 Tanzania1
1,486 Northern Mariana Islands1
15,705 Cameroon1
18,969 Wales1
13,447 Uganda1
24,771 Colombia1
2,578 Guam1
2,211 Brunei1
2,309 Monaco1
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Comments :Roy Mcevoy Lafayette is a nickname that is a wise wise derivative is a nickname the origin of this name is Latin etymology comes from fagia fagea: beech, beech.

Celebrities having Lafayette surname

Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. Police officer
Andrée Lafayette Actor
Andrée Lafayette Actor
Charles Lafayette Bane Author
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Political figure
George Lafayette Beal American Politician
John Lafayette Camp Lawyer
Christiana Lafayette Costume designer
William Lafayette Darling Civil engineer
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Political figure

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