The Lafaille surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 212 people carried this name — #87,663 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 14% from 186 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 333 people named Lafaille.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 43 départements, most often Ariège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 49 people named Lafaille live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 32 people named Lafaille live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lafaille.
- Ladenburger 150 · U.S. census
- Ladner 6,551 · U.S. census
- Ladouceur 1,289 · U.S. census
- Ladoux 139 · U.S. census
- Ladu 164 · U.S. census
- Lae 144 · U.S. census
- Lafarge 210 · U.S. census
- Lafargue 412 · U.S. census
- Lafaurie 148 · U.S. census
- Lafay 274 · U.S. census
- Lafaye 210 · U.S. census
- Laferriere 1,562 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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