indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French, English (British), History
Other Forms FormsBeau, Lebel, Bau, Labeau, Labo, Lebo, Lebow, Bault
Meaning & History
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Normand, Andre, Pierre, Fernand, Gaston, Solange, Adelard, Baptiste, Cecile, Chantel, Donat.French: nickname from le beau ‘the handsome’, a variant of Beau, with fused masculine definite article le. It is also found in England, as a surname of Huguenot origin. See also Lebel.Altered form, with fused masculine definite article le, of French Bau. Compare Labeau, Labo, Lebo, and Lebow.History: The majority of the American bearers of the surname Lebeau trace their origin to Jean Bau dit Lalouette from Vendée, France, who married Étiennette Loret or Loray in QC c. 1672. His original surname is also recorded as Beau and Bault, but his descendants mainly bear altered forms of the surname, such as Lebeau and (some of) its variants mentioned in 2 above.