Lapointe Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Lapointe last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Lapointe last name
Meaning of the Lapointe last name: the point. Lapointe is a French surname from la pointe, "the point", for a household at a land point or pointed field. The last name is strong in Quebec and Acadia. Census work keeps Lapointe beside La Pointe Local indexes still show Lapointe.
Arms associated with the Lapointe name
Coats of arms associated with the Lapointe surname follow French heraldry, each set out in a short blazon.
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Lapointe name FAQ
What does the Lapointe name mean?
The point. Common variants include La Pointe, Pointe.
Where does the Lapointe surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Lapointe coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Lapointe coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat & Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).