Lafon: Surname History and Family Crest

Lafon shows up clearly in national surname statistics.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Lafon family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Lafon line, if any, bore arms.

Surname origin

Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Lafon under several forms. Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Lafon, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

In Spain, the INE population register lists 137 people with Lafon as their first surname and 92 as their second. Between 1891 and 2000, 14,478 babies born in France were registered as Lafon, with the most births in 1951–1960. Want more than a summary? See the Lafon family name pack.