Lafontaine Family History
Lafontaine Name Meaning
French:: topographic name for someone living near a spring or well a variant of Fontaine with fused feminine definite article la or a habitational name from Lafontaine or La Fontaine names of several places in various parts of France. soldier's name from la fontaine ‘the fountain’; it was one of the most common nicknames (noms de guerre) among French soldiers (see Lafleur ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022