The lapierre Surname
lapierre Name Meaning and History
French: topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of stony
soil or by a large outcrop of rock, from Old French pierre
‘stone’, ‘rock’ (Latin petra, from Greek), with the definite
article la, or a habitational name from various places named
Lapierre or La Pierre, with the same meaning. It may also have been a
metonymic occupational name for a quarryman or stone carver. In the
U.S. it is often translated as Stone.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 109 - Messages: 265
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| What does "DIT" mean | Meunier dit Lapierre | 5 |
| Danis/Lapierre |
 dougchartrand1
| 0 |
| LaPierre, Roseann, Martin, Bridget, Grand Desert, Nova Scotia | Doug Kastanotis | 9 |
| Looking For My Grandfather, Leo Lapierre |
Krista_Low
| 1 |
| Larochelle Family in the Northern Ottawa Valley |
RobbieMcCauley
| 0 |
| Are all Lapierres related? |
debbistewart27
| 0 |
| Brignon dit Lapierre, Brunion... | Isabelle | 7 |
| Garnet LaPierre |
orangestick2007
| 11 |
| Garnet LaPierre (LaPear) |
orangestick2007
| 0 |
| Theophile LaPierre |
CharlettHanson
| 1 |
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