Lafosse Family History
Lafosse Name Meaning
French and Walloon: topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch a variant of Fosse 2 with fused feminine definite article la; or a habitational name from La Fosse the name of several places mainly in the north of France and in Belgium (Wallonia). This surname is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Delafosse . Shortened form of French Delafosse .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022