Find out how popular the last name Lavalette is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lavalette.

Lavalette, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lavalette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lavalette in America

Lavalette is the 71265th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lavalette surname appeared 274 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lavalette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lavalette to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lavalette

The surname LAVALETTE originated in France in the 15th century. It is derived from the Old French words "la valette," which referred to a small valley or dale. This suggests the name likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a small valley.

The name LAVALETTE first appeared in records from the Lorraine region of northeastern France. Similar early spellings included Lavalette, Lavallette, and de la Valette. The French prefix "de" meaning "of" was sometimes added to surnames to denote a person's place of origin.

One of the earliest known bearers of the LAVALETTE name was Jean de la Valette, a 16th century French knight who served as the 49th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1557 to 1568. He is renowned for leading the defense of Malta against the Ottomans in the Great Siege of 1565.

Another historically significant figure was Antoine Marie Chamans, Count de Lavalette (1769-1830), a French general who served under Napoleon. He was controversially pardoned by Napoleon after being sentenced to death for plotting against the Bourbon Restoration government.

In the 19th century, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice, comte de Las Cases (1766-1842), used the title Comte de Lavalette and accompanied Napoleon into exile on Saint Helena. He is known for his memoirs documenting Napoleon's life in exile.

The name LAVALETTE also has connections to locations like Lavalette, a commune in the Aude department of southern France, which may have influenced early spellings and the spread of the surname.

Throughout its history, the LAVALETTE surname has been borne by other notable individuals such as French architect Edmond Jean Baptiste Lavalette (1836-1891) and French World War I flying ace Georges Marie Lavalette (1895-1957).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lavalette

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lavalette.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lavalette was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lavalette has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lavalette was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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