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Lafayette (name)

Lafayette or La Fayette, is originally a surname or a toponym coming from the Occitan words la faieta and that designates a beech forest.

Due to the fame of American Revolutionary War commander Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Lafayette is also a given name in the United States.

Notable people with the name include:

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  • Lafayette C. Baker (1826–1868), American investigator and Union spy during the American Civil War; promoted for his part in apprehending Lincoln's assassins
  • Lafayette Bunnell (1824–1903), American physician, explorer and author
  • Lafayette Caskey (1823–1881), a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • La Fayette Eastman (1819-1898), a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • LaFayette Emmett (1822–1905), American lawyer, second attorney general of the Minnesota Territory and first chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Lafayette L. Foster (1851-1901), American academic administrator, politician, and journalist
  • Lafayette S. Foster (1806–1880), American senator from Connecticut and Connecticut Supreme Court judge
  • Lafayette Gilchrist (born 1967), American jazz pianist and composer
  • La Fayette Grover (1823–1911), American Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon
  • Lafayette Guild (1826–1870), United States Army and Confederate States Army surgeon; pioneer in the study of yellow fever
  • Lafayette Head (1825–1897), Colorado legislator and first Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
  • Lafayette Holbrook (1850–1941), mayor of Provo, Utah
  • Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911–1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction author and founder of Scientology
  • Lafayette Lane (1842–1896), Representative from Oregon
  • Lafayette Leake (1919–1990), blues and jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and composer
  • Lafayette S. Lafe McKee (1872–1959), American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948.
  • LaFayette Fayette McMullen (1805–1880), American politician and banker; Virginia state senator, member of the U.S. and Confederate House of Representatives, and Territorial Governor of Washington
  • Lafayette McLaws (1821–1897), Confederate general during the American Civil War
  • Lafayette Mendel (1872–1935), American biochemist
  • Lafayette F. Mosher (1824–1894), American politician and judge in Oregon
  • Lafayette Lever (born 1960), also known as "Fat Lever", former professional basketball player
  • LaFayette L. Patterson (1888–1987), Representative from Alabama
  • Lafayette Russell (1905–1978), college and National Football League running back
  • Lafayette Young (1848–1926), newspaper reporter and editor, and briefly Republican Senator from Iowa

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