Lafleure Family Crest and Last Name Background

Lafleure is a spelling of the French surname Lafleur. The name is usually explained as “The flower”.

The extra “e” in Lafleure is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Fleur.

Arms linked to Lafleur and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Lafleure family name pack.