The lapointe Surname
lapointe Name Meaning and History
French: apparently a nickname for a soldier, from Old French
pointe ‘point (of a lance)’. Compare Lance. In Canada
this is recorded as a secondary surname (from 1693 in Montreal), which
has also been used independently since 1710.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Adolphus LaPoint & Julia Trombley/Tremblay |
 mrslac1
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| Lapointes in Brockville ONT circa 1845 | Carolyn Kirby | 10 |
| Info on Thomas LapointeEliza(Magnan)Lapointe | Marie | 6 |
| Joseph LaPoint/LaPointe family Maumee, Ohio |
dasily182
| 0 |
| LaPointe to Fall River, Mass |
T_Seddon
| 4 |
| LAPOINTE (BERKSHIRES)MASSACHUSETTS |
lisaraffaelol
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| Lapointe's in Quebec |
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| Lapointe in La. |
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| Lapointe 1670-1979 | Carlene Fisher | 20 |
| Lapointe"s from quebec |
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| 8 |
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