American Family Name Origins:
Lafortune
Frequency: (457)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: from fortune + the definite article la, a nickname for a lucky individual (see Fortune).
GIVEN NAMES: French 15%. Andre (2), Jacques (2), Jean-Claude (2), Normand (2), Antoine, Armand, Chantel, Clovis, Colombe, Jean-Paul, Jean-Yves, Ketly.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
