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Lherault Surname Meaning

Altered form (also L'Hérault) of French Lereau (see Lheureux).

French (Lhérault rarely L'Hérault): variant with fused definite article l' of Hérault from the personal name Hérault from ancient Germanic Hariwald composed of the elements hari ‘army’ + wald ‘power authority’.

This name is a cognate of Middle English Herold (see Herald).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Lherault life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Lherault in 1962 was 58, and 98 in 2003.

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