The Laverne surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 399 people carried this name — #52,037 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted. That is down 13% from 461 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Laverne surname
19th-century invention, possibly from the Californian town La Verne, named in the belief that it means "the green" in French. Laverne is a genuine French surname, from Gaulish la verne "the alder (tree place)" but - as in the case of Leroy - there is no apparent reason to turn it into an American given name.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Laverne» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 147 people named Laverne.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Paris.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 34 people named Laverne 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.
Who carried it
People named Laverne,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henri Laverne 1868–1901 · sailor
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Henry Laverne 1888–1953 · actor
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François Laverne 1907–1988 · athlete
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Laverne.
- Lavelle 6,074 · U.S. census
- Laven 547 · U.S. census
- Lavene 205 · U.S. census
- Laventure 838 · U.S. census
- Laverdure 604 · U.S. census
- Lavergne 3,529 · U.S. census
- Laverriere 474 · U.S. census
- Lavery 3,938 · U.S. census
- Lavie 198 · U.S. census
- Lavielle 159 · U.S. census
- Lavier 193 · U.S. census
- Lavigne 7,204 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Laverne is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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