Laporte Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Laporte last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Laporte last name
Meaning of the Laporte last name: the gate. Laporte is a French surname meaning "the gate", for someone living near a town gate or a gatekeeper. It is common in southern France and Quebec. Pierre Laporte, a Quebec minister, was killed during the October Crisis of 1970, and rugby coach Bernard Laporte carried this last name.
Arms associated with the Laporte name
In France a coat of arms was used by town families and merchants as well as knights, and heraldry associated with the Laporte name belongs to that wide tradition.
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Laporte name FAQ
What does the Laporte name mean?
The gate. Common variants include Delaporte, Porte.
Where does the Laporte surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Laporte coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Laporte coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).