indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Usage French
Other Forms FormsLa Grange, LaGrange, la Grange, laGrange, Grange, Degrange, DeGrange, deGrange, De Grange, de Grange, Delagrange, DeLaGrange, deLaGrange, deLagrange, DeLagrange, De Lagrange, de Lagrange, de la Grange, de La Grange, De La Grange
Meaning & History
Means "the granary" in French, a topographic name for someone who lived by a granary or a habitational name for someone who lived in Lagrange or similar in France, all derived from Old French grange "granary, barn" (see Grange) combined with the definite article la. A famous bearer of the name was Italian mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736 -1813), who was of Italian and French descent.