Lapointe Surname
Approximately 45,050 people bear this surname
Lapointe Surname User-submission:
This name means 'of the point' in French. The name was originally a nickname for a soldier, from 'the point of a lance'.
Lapointe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 31,411 | 1:1,173 | 77 |
| United States | 11,070 | 1:32,742 | 4,084 |
| France | 1,160 | 1:57,261 | 7,623 |
| Haiti | 1,074 | 1:9,948 | 1,045 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 136 | 1:369,255 | 27,873 |
Lapointe (76) may also be a first name.
Lapointe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name means 'of the point' in French. The name was originally a nickname for a soldier, from 'the point of a lance'.
- slapointe12An Old French nickname for a soldier; the name refers to the point of lance or spear.
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Lapointe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapointe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lapointe is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapointe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,469th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 161,766 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lapointe live; 92 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Gallo-North America. Lapointe is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 76 people.
It is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 31,411 people, or 1 in 1,173. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 82 percent are found, Ontario, where 9 percent are found and New Brunswick, where 2 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Lapointe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lapointe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 8,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lapointe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lapointe surname are 9.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.14% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lapointe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning $42,267 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lappointe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lapointes | 94 | 1 | / |
| Laspointe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Labpointe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lapoionte | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lapoinete | 94 | 0 | / |
| Laypointe | 94 | 0 | / |
| Lapoint | 93 | 3,386 | / |
| Laponte | 93 | 222 | / |
| Lepointe | 88 | 170 | / |
| Lapoente | 88 | 41 | / |
| Lapontge | 88 | 8 | / |
| Lapainte | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lapuinte | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lopointe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lapointa | 88 | 1 | / |
| L'Aponte | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lapounte | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lappoint | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lapoints | 88 | 0 | / |
| Leapoint | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lapont | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ladpontee | 82 | 1 | / |
| Laypoynte | 82 | 1 | / |
| Loponte | 80 | 350 | / |
| Lapante | 80 | 17 | / |
| Laponti | 80 | 16 | / |
| Leponte | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lapomte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lapount | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laponta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lapoent | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lapaint | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lapuente | 75 | 3,018 | / |
| Lapaente | 75 | 20 | / |
| Leponteu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lapuinti | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lapantje | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lapoenti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lapainet | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lapant | 71 | 46 | / |
| Lapond | 71 | 17 | / |
| Lapanta | 67 | 133 | / |
| Lepante | 67 | 99 | / |
| Laphond | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lapanti | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lépante | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lapantj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leupont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loponti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laphant | 67 | 0 | / |
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Lapointe Reference & Research
La Pointe DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
La Pointe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapointe
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