Lapointe Surname

12,469th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31,4111:1,17377
United States11,0701:32,7424,084
France1,1601:57,2617,623
Haiti1,0741:9,9481,045
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
England211:2,653,24194,788
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

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'.

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An 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

The surname Lapointe is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapointe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,469th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 161,766 people. Lapointe 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 frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 76 people.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 31,411 people, or 1 in 1,173. In Canada Lapointe is mostly found in: Quebec, where 82 percent reside, Ontario, where 9 percent reside and New Brunswick, where 2 percent reside. Barring Canada this last name is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Lapointe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lapointe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 8,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lapointe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lapointe are 9.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.14% registered with the 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.

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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.

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