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Lagrave Name Meaning

habitational name from someone from Lagrave (Hautes-Alpes) named with grave ‘gravel’, or topographic name from this word. nickname for a solemn person, from French grave ‘solemn’, ‘serious’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Grave, Larive, Laprade, Lagree, Labrie, Graven, Graves, Lafave

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Lagrave Family Origin

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Lagrave Family Occupations

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  • Cultivateur

    33%

  • Cultivateur Son

    33%

  • PÉcheur

    33%

In 1881, Cultivateur and Cultivateur Son were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Lagrave. The most common Lagrave occupation in Canada was Cultivateur. 33% of Lagrave's were Cultivateurs. A less common occupation for the Lagrave family was PÉcheur.

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Lagrave Historical Records

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Lagrave Life Expectancy

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