American Family Name Origins:
Lapeyrouse
Frequency: (162)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: habitational name from places called Lapérouze, in Ain, Drôme, Haute-Garonne, Puy-de-Dôme, a form of la pierreuse ‘stony place’.
FOREBEARS: As Lapérouse, the name has been found in Canada since 1756, with the secondary surname Vadeboncoeur.
GIVEN NAMES: French 11%. Emile (3), Armand, Camille.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
