Labat Family History
Labat Name Meaning
French (southern): topographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Gascon dialect bat ‘valley’ with fused feminine definite article la. French (southern): nickname from Occitan abat ‘priest abbot’ (see Labbe ) with fused definite article l'. Slovak (Labát): probably a nickname derived from laba ‘paw’ also ‘leg’. This surname is also found in Hungary.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022