Lafleur, It could be a nickname and hard to trace without the original surna
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Lafleur, It could be a nickname and hard to trace without the original surname.
Janet Manseau 11/25/03
We were in Quebec on vacation about 10 years ago and were treated like celebrities because the only LaFleur most people had heard of was Guy LaFleur, the famous hockey player.There were no LaFleur's in phone book in Hull where we stayed most of the time.(I just now found 6 listings by internet search in Hull and only 250 for all of Quebec)
We visited an heraldry shop in Montreal; the first clerk came up dry on the name LaFleur but as we were leaving the manager came in; she found LaFleur under "dit birot" so we bought a "family crest" that gave somebody somewhere the name "La Fleur dit birot."
I have found no explanation for the "dit birot."Since the crest contained an magen david, I am assuming a Jewish connection so it could even be some corruption of Hebrew or Yiddish as well as French, German, Flemish or Dutch.The rest of the crest was a bear claw and a diagonal bar of three roses.
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Re: Lafleur is a dit name for over 65 original surnames in Tanguay alone
Janet Manseau 6/17/04
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Lafleur is a dit name; hard to trace
Jerry LaFleur 6/17/04
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Re: Lafleur is a dit name; hard to trace
Janet Manseau 6/17/04
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How about Berza dit LaFleur and sometimes Lafleur dit Berza
Rosie Wells 1/30/05
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Sometimes my LaFleurs were called Berza . . .
Rosie Wells 1/30/05
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Re: Sometimes my LaFleurs were called Berza . . .
Janet Manseau 1/30/05
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Re: Sometimes my LaFleurs were called Berza . . .
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Re: How about Berza dit LaFleur and sometimes Lafleur dit Berza
Janet Manseau 1/30/05
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Sometimes my LaFleurs were called Berza . . .
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How about Berza dit LaFleur and sometimes Lafleur dit Berza
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Re: Lafleur is a dit name; hard to trace
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Re: Lafleur is a dit name for over 65 original surnames in Tanguay alone
12/27/07
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Re: Lafleur is a dit name for over 65 original surnames in Tanguay alone
Janet Manseau 12/28/07
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Re: Lafleur is a dit name for over 65 original surnames in Tanguay alone
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Lafleur is a dit name; hard to trace