Lafontaine (surname)

Last updated May 30, 2025

Lafontaine is a French topographic surname for someone who lived near a spring or well.^[1]

Notable people with the name Lafontaine or La Fontaine include:

Allan La Fontaine, (1910–1999), Australian rules footballer
Andrea LaFontaine (born 1987), American politician
Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine (1744–1825), building contractor and politician in Lower Canada
August Lafontaine (1758–1831), German novelist
Charles Lafontaine (1803–1892), Swiss mesmerist
De Lafontaine (1655–1738), French ballerina
Denis La Fontaine (1929–2011), Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Don LaFontaine (1940–2008), American voice-over actor
Eugène Lafontaine (1857–1935), lawyer, educator, judge and politician
Fernand Lafontaine (1922–2010), Canadian politician
Francis La Fontaine (1810–1847), chief of the Miami tribe
Franz Leopold Lafontaine (1756–1812), German military surgeon
Gary LaFontaine (1945–2002), American fly fisherman and author
Henri La Fontaine (1854–1943), Belgian jurist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Herb LaFontaine (fl. 1951–1953), Canadian ice hockey player
Hilary La Fontaine (1937–2012), Kenyan-born British intelligence officer
Ida LaFontaine (born 1997), Swedish singer
Jacques de Lafontaine de Belcour (1704–1765), French entrepreneur
Jean La Fontaine (born 1931), British anthropologist and academic
John LaFontaine (born 1990), Canadian lacrosse player
Joseph Lafontaine (disambiguation)
- Joseph Lafontaine (Berthier MLA) (1865–1920), Canadian farmer and politician
- Joseph Lafontaine (Shefford MLA) (1829–1907), Canadian notary, journalist and politician
- Joseph Lafontaine (Quebec MP) (1885–1965), merchant and politician
Laurent-David Lafontaine (1823–1892), Canadian physician and politician
Léonie La Fontaine (1857–1949), Belgian pioneering feminist and pacifist
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807–1864), Canadian politician
Hernan LaFontaine (born 1934), Puerto Rican Educator, New York and Connecticut, United States
Lyse Lafontaine (born 1942), Canadian film producer
Marie-Jo Lafontaine (born 1950), Belgian sculptor and video artist
Oskar Lafontaine (born 1943), German politician
Pablo Lafontaine (fl. 2001–2005), Puerto Rican politician
Pat LaFontaine (born 1965), ice hockey player
Pierre Dewey LaFontaine Jr. (1930–2016), American jazz clarinetist known professionally as Pete Fountain
Pietro La Fontaine (1860–1935), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Rita Lafontaine (1939–2016), Canadian actor
W. Lafontaine (1796–1859), 19th-century French playwright
Yves Lafontaine (born 1959; 1841–1921), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.

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Lafontaine (surname)

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