The Lafontaine surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,497 people carried this name — #8,657 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,231 people named Lafontaine.
36 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Paris.
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 268 people named Lafontaine 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 Namur.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 72 people named Lafontaine 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.
In print
Lafontaine in American newspapers,
1872–1942.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,899 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lafontaine,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ludolf Lafontaine 1704–1774 · artist -
August Lafontaine 1758–1831 · writer -
Sophie Lafontaine 1790–1831 -
Charles Lafontaine 1803–1892 · writer -
Paul-Émile Lafontaine 1829–1887 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 69 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lafontaine.
- Lafitte 701 · U.S. census
- Lafleche 492 · U.S. census
- Lafleur 8,852 · U.S. census
- Lafon 1,531 · U.S. census
- Lafond 3,898 · U.S. census
- Lafont 662 · U.S. census
- Laforce 1,520 · U.S. census
- Lafore 232 · U.S. census
- Laforest 1,822 · U.S. census
- Laforet 194 · U.S. census
- Laforge 2,050 · U.S. census
- Lafortune 1,310 · U.S. census
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