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

Laviolette, 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 Laviolette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Laviolette in America

Laviolette is the 15033rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Laviolette surname appeared 1,965 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Laviolette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Laviolette 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 Laviolette

The surname LAVIOLETTE originated in France, with its origins dating back to the medieval period. It is a locational name derived from the French place name "La Violette," which means "the violet" in English. This place name likely referred to an area where violets grew in abundance or had some association with the violet flower.

The earliest recorded instances of the LAVIOLETTE surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of France, including Normandy, Brittany, and the Île-de-France region. Some variations of the spelling included LaViolette, Laviolet, and Laviolet.

In the 14th century, the LAVIOLETTE name appeared in several historical records and documents, such as tax rolls and property deeds. One notable mention was in the "Livre des Bourgeois de la ville de Rouen" (Book of the Bourgeois of the City of Rouen), which listed several families with the LAVIOLETTE surname residing in the city of Rouen, Normandy.

One of the earliest known bearers of the LAVIOLETTE name was Jean LAVIOLETTE, a merchant who lived in Paris in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Pierre LAVIOLETTE, a French soldier and explorer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyages to North America in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, a branch of the LAVIOLETTE family emigrated to New France (present-day Quebec, Canada), where they settled in the region of Trois-Rivières. One of the first recorded members of this family in Canada was Pierre LAVIOLETTE, born in 1642, who married Marie Boucher in 1666.

Other notable individuals with the LAVIOLETTE surname throughout history include:

1. François LAVIOLETTE (1615-1679), a French Jesuit missionary and explorer who traveled to New France and worked among the Huron and Iroquois peoples.

2. Michel LAVIOLETTE (1785-1867), a French-Canadian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.

3. Émile LAVIOLETTE (1890-1950), a French-Canadian composer and musician known for his contributions to traditional Québécois folk music.

4. Dominique LAVIOLETTE (born 1937), a French-Canadian author and journalist who wrote several novels and plays.

5. Peter LAVIOLETTE (born 1964), a former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Laviolette

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

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 Laviolette 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 Laviolette 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 Laviolette was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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