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Lavoie

also La Voie, Delavoye

By the road, a name from the wayside.

Origin
French
Register
French family

The seat of Lavoie

Seat vacant

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What does the Lavoie name mean?

Topographic, la voie, 'the road' or way, for a family whose house stood by the highway or track.

The history of Lavoie

Lavoie names the road: the family at the wayside, on the way through. A modest topographic name in France, it descends in Quebec largely from a single settler line and has become one of the common names of the province, the wayside of Old France transplanted.

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Frequently asked

What does the surname Lavoie mean?

Topographic, la voie, 'the road' or way, for a family whose house stood by the highway or track. Lavoie names the road: the family at the wayside, on the way through.

Is Lavoie French or Belgian?

Lavoie is a French surname; its home on this atlas is French, where the historical territory and family record of the name are concentrated. The name belongs to the French language tree and is carried across the French-speaking world, including Wallonia in Belgium, so a Belgian family bearing it shares the same root.

How old is the Lavoie surname?

Lavoie names the road: the family at the wayside, on the way through. European hereditary surnames crystallised broadly between the 12th and 14th centuries, and the Lavoie name took its modern form within that long settlement.

What is the Lavoie family known for?

By the road, a name from the wayside. Lavoie names the road: the family at the wayside, on the way through.

Is there a Lavoie family crest or coat of arms?

There is no single coat of arms that belongs to everyone named Lavoie. Heraldic arms were granted to individuals and descend through specific documented lines, so a "family crest" matched to a surname alone is decorative rather than genealogical.

Is La Voie the same family as Lavoie?

Yes. La Voie is a historical spelling variant of the Lavoie name. The two share the same lineage and family affiliation; different parishes, clerks and migration registrars recorded the same name in slightly different forms, and the variant spellings sit on the same family tree.

Is Delavoye the same family as Lavoie?

Yes. Delavoye is a historical spelling variant of the Lavoie name. The two share the same lineage and family affiliation; different parishes, clerks and migration registrars recorded the same name in slightly different forms, and the variant spellings sit on the same family tree.

Where is the Lavoie surname found today?

French is the primary historical home of the Lavoie surname. In the modern era, the name is also borne across the wider diaspora, particularly in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, where families carry the line of descent from the same French origin recorded on this page.

What does the Clan Rising page for the Lavoie family cover?

The Clan Rising page for the Lavoie family covers the meaning of the surname, the historical geography of the name and the seat of the head of the family. Each section is linked to the underlying atlas of French so the name can be read in the geography that shaped it.

Who is the head of the Lavoie family today?

The seat for the head of the Lavoie family is currently vacant on this register. Clan Rising is rebuilding the chief and family structure for the modern era, and the family page allows readers to claim the seat or pledge to the name.