The Lafortune surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,574 people carried this name — #17,789 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 20% from 1,310 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 93 people named Lafortune.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Lafortune,
with a public archive behind them.
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David Arthur Lafortune 1848–1922 · lawyer
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Albini Lafortune 1893–1950 · Catholic priest
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Ambroise Lafortune 1917–1997 · priest
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François Lafortune 1921–1997 · photographer
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Claude Lafortune 1936–2020 · television presenter
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Louise Lafortune 1951– · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lafortune.
- Lafontaine 3,652 · U.S. census
- Laforce 1,584 · U.S. census
- Lafore 220 · U.S. census
- Laforest 1,977 · U.S. census
- Laforet 198 · U.S. census
- Laforge 2,231 · U.S. census
- Lafosse 625 · U.S. census
- Lafoy 450 · U.S. census
- Lafrance 5,574 · U.S. census
- Lafuente 911 · U.S. census
- Laga 271 · U.S. census
- Lagana 1,182 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Lafortune is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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