LaVigne Coat of Arms, Crest and Name Facts

LaVigne began as a French family name. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “dweller at, or near, the vineyard”.

Arms associated with the name

Sharing the LaVigne name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families.

Where the name comes from

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

Spanish register data show 93 residents carrying LaVigne as first surname, and 67 as second surname. Spaniards carry two surnames, one from each parent, which is why LaVigne is counted in both positions. French birth records list 12,066 children named LaVigne between 1891 and 2000. Births ran at 697 in 1891–1900 and 971 in 1991–2000. For the full story, order the LaVigne surname pack.