The letourneau Surname
letourneau Name Meaning and History
French (Létourneau): from Old French estournel
‘starling’ (Late Latin sturnellus, a diminutive of classical
Latin sturnus), with the definite article l’, hence a
nickname for a chattering, gregarious person or a metonymic
occupational name for a birdcatcher.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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