Lefebvre

Lefebvre (French: [ləfɛvʁ] ^ⓘ; commonly /ləˈfiːvər/ in English-speaking countries, as well as /ləˈfeɪv/ or /ləˈfɛv/) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include Lefebvre, le Febvre, Le Febvre, Lefèbvre, le Fèbvre, Le Fèbvre, as well as the common variant Lefèvre (le Fèvre, Le Fèvre; anglicized Lefevre, le Fevre, Le Fevre, LeFevre, LeFever). Dialectal variants include Lefevere (Belgium), Lefebre, Lefeuvre (western France), and Lefébure (northern France and Normandy).

The name derives from faber, the Latin word for "craftsman", "worker"; used in Late Latin in Gaul to mean smith. In the Occitan and Arpitan extension area, the variation is Fabre, Favre, Faure, Favret, Favrette or Dufaure and in Corsica Fabri (cf. Italian Fabbri, Fabri). In Celtic-speaking Brittany, the corresponding name is Le Goff(ic), with the article le to translate Breton ar. Many northern French surnames (especially in Normandy) are used with the definite masculine article as a prefix (Lefebvre, Lefèvre; a more archaic spelling is Le Febvre), with the contracted masculine article as a prefix (Dufaure) in the south of France, or without article/prefix (Favre, Faure) in the south of France, but the meaning is the same.^[1]

For Anglophone purposes, the name has evolved, especially in the United States and Anglophone regions of Canada—mainly by Acadians, among whom it is also a common surname, yielding not only Lefevre and LeFever, but also Lafevre, Lafever, Lefavre, LeFave, LaFave, as well as other variant spellings. The English surname Feaver is also derived from Lefebvre.

People

Lefebvre and variations

Lefebvre

Alain Lefebvre (born 1947), French journalist
Arlette Lefebvre (born 1947), Canadian child psychologist
Arthur H. Lefebvre (1923–2003), research engineer and scientist
Benny Lefebvre (1912–1994), American athlete and sports coach
Bernard Lefebvre (1929-1999), Canadian surgeon and director of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bill Lefebvre (1915–2007), American baseball player, coach, and scout
Camille Lefebvre (1831–1895), French Catholic missionary
Catherine Lefebvre (curler) (born 1959), French curler
Charles-Édouard Lefebvre (1843–1917), French composer
Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes (or Lefèbvre-Desnoëttes; 1773–1822), French peer and general
Claude Lefebvre (artist) (1633–1675), French painter and engraver
Claude Lefebvre (handballer) (born 1952), former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
Claude Lefebvre (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Elsie Lefebvre (born 1979), Canadian politician from Quebec
Émile Lefebvre, French playwright
Éric Lefebvre (born 1971), Canadian politician from Quebec
Eugène Lefebvre (1878–1909), French aviator, second person to be killed in an airplane crash
François Joseph Lefebvre (1755–1820), French marshal during Napoleonic Wars, Duke of Gdańsk
Frédéric Lefebvre (born 1963), French politician
Georges Lefebvre (1874–1959), French historian
Germaine Lefebvre (1933–1990), French actress professionally known as Capucine
Guillaume Lefebvre (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
Gustave Lefebvre (1879–1957), French Egyptologist
Henri Lefebvre (1901–1991), French philosopher, sociologist, and intellectual
Jean Lefebvre (1922–2004), French actor
Jean Baptiste Lefebvre de Villebrune (1732-1809), French physician, philologist, and translator
Jim Lefebvre (born 1942), American baseball player
Joe Lefebvre (born 1956), American baseball player
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836–1911), French painter
Kristine Lefebvre, American lawyer and contestant on The Apprentice
Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre (1751–1821), French actress, dancer, and singer
Ludo Lefebvre (born 1971), French chef
Loïc Lefebvre (born 1976), French chef
Marcel Lefebvre (1905–1991), French Catholic archbishop
René Lefebvre (1879–1944), French factory owner, active in the Resistance, father of Marcel
Roland Lefebvre (born 1963), Dutch cricket player
Sébastien Lefebvre, French-Canadian musician
Ségolène Lefebvre (born 1993), French boxer
Stéphane Lefebvre (born 1992), French rally driver
Sylvain Lefebvre (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
Tim Lefebvre (born 1968), American musician
Vladimir Lefebvre, American mathematician

Lefèbvre

André Lefèbvre (1894–1964), French automobile engineer
Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre (1863–1935), French sculptor
Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre (1892–1973), French Catholic archbishop

Le Febvre

Charles-Hugues Le Febvre de Saint-Marc (1698–1772), French playwright

Lefèvre and variations

Lefèvre

Lefèvre family, French tapestry weavers, or one of its members; Lancelot, Pierre, Philip or Jean
Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (c. 1455 – c. 1536), French theologian and a leading figure in French humanism
Alain Lefèvre (1962–), French Canadian pianist and composer
André Lefèvre (Scouting) (1887–1946), French Scouting notable
André Joseph Lefèvre (1869–1929), French Minister of Defence
Édouard Lefèvre (1839–1894), French entomologist
Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943), American journalist
Géo Lefèvre (1877–1961), French journalist creator of the Tour de France
Françoise Lefèvre (born 1942), French writer
Gustave Lefèvre (1831–1910), French Romantic composer
Guy Lefèvre de la Boderie (1541–1598), French orientalist, Bible scholar and poet
Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (also called Jacob Faber Stapulensis; c.1455–1536), French theologian and humanist
Jacques Lefèvre (fencer) (born 1928), French Olympic fencer
Jean-Xavier Lefèvre (1763–1829), Swiss clarinetist and composer
Laurent Lefèvre (born 1976), French cyclist
Louis-Amédée Lefèvre [fr], (1890–1968), French Catholic prelate
Pascal Lefèvre (born 1965), French javelin thrower
Pauline Lefèvre-Utile (1830–1922) founded Lefèvre Utile (LU) company with her husband Jean-Romain Lefèvre in 1854.
Raymond Lefèvre (1929–2008), French conductor of light music
Robert Lefèvre (1755–1830), French painter
Sophie Lefèvre (born 1981), French tennis player
Théo Lefèvre (1914–1973), 39th Prime Minister of Belgium

Le Fèvre / le Fèvre

André le Fèvre, Dutch footballer at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Anne Dacier (née Le Fèvre; 1654–1720), French scholar and translator of the classics
Jacques Guarrigue-Lefèvre (born 1961), founder, owner and current president of Paris Élysée private club
Jacques Le Fèvre (mid c. 17th–1716), French Roman Catholic theologian and controversialist
Jean Le Fèvre (astronomer) (1652–1706), French astronomer and physicist
Julia Marton-Lefèvre (born 1946), French conservationist
Nicaise le Fèvre (also known as Nicasius le Febure; 1615–1669), French chemist and alchemist
Tanneguy Le Fèvre (also known as Tanaquillus Faber; 1615–1672), French classical scholar

Lefevre

Albert Lefevre (1873–1928), American psychologist
Charles Lefevre (1893–1948), French flying ace
Charles Shaw-Lefevre (politician) (1759–1823), born Charles Shaw, British Whig politician
Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley (1794–1888), his son, Speaker of the House of Commons
Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre (1876–1922), Panamanian politician
George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley (1831–1928), British Liberal Party politician
John Shaw-Lefevre (1797–1879), British barrister, Whig politician and civil servant
Rachelle Lefevre (born 1979), Canadian actress

LeFevre

Adam LeFevre (born 1950), American character actor
Carlene LeFevre, American competitive eater
Eva LeFevre (1851–1948), American attorney
Frank J. LeFevre (1874–1941), United States Representative from New York, son of Jacob Le Fever
Jo-Anne LeFevre, Canadian cognitive scientist
Mylon LeFevre (1944–2023), American Christian music singer
Rich LeFevre, American competitive eater
Robert LeFevre (1911–1986), American businessman
Ted LeFevre (born 1964), American theatrical set designer

Le Fevre / le Fevre

Arthur Le Fevre (1887–1957), Australian golfer
Benjamin Le Fevre (1838–1922), 19th century politician from Ohio
Deidre Le Fevre, professor of education at University of Auckland
George Le Fevre (1848–1891), surgeon and politician in colonial Australia
Jay Le Fevre (1893–1970), United States Representative from New York
Jean Le Fevre de Saint-Remy (sometimes Fèvre, c. 1395–1468), Burgundian chronicler and seigneur of Saint Remy 1420–1435
Ulrik le Fevre (1946–2024), Danish soccer player and manager

Lefever and variations

Lefever

Ernest W. Lefever (born 1919), American political theorist
Joseph Lefever (born 1760), member of the United States House of Representatives
Minard Lefever (born 1798), American architect

LeFever

Jacob LeFever (1830–1905), American politician
Daniel Myron LeFever (born 1835), American gun maker
Jacob LeFever (born 1830), American Congressman from New York

Lafever

Minard Lafever (1798–1854), American architect
Minard Lafever Holman (1852–1925), American civil engineer

Other variations

Lafave

Arthur J. Lafave, American founder of Lafave Newspaper Features
Debra Lafave (b. 1980), American convicted sex offender
Robert Lafave (b. 1927), American, WWII Veteran, Home Builder

LaFave

Beau LaFave (b. 1992), member of the Michigan House of Representatives (108th district)
Breck LaFave Bednar (1999–2014), English-American murder victim
Jimmy LaFave (1955–2017), American singer-songwriter
Kim LaFave (b. 1955), Canadian children's book illustrator
Wayne LaFave (b. 1931), American legal scholar
William LaFave (1929–2016), Wisconsin state legislator

La Fave

John La Fave (b. 1949), American politician
Reuben La Fave (1915–1995), Wisconsin state senator

Lafevre

John A. Lafevre (1746–1818), American descendant of the New Paltz Huguenots

Le Fave

Le Favre

Carrica Le Favre (b. 1850), American physical culturist

Lefebre

Valentin Lefebre (1637–1677), Flemish painter, draughtsman and printmaker
Edward A. Lefebre (1834–1911), American virtuosic saxophonist
Joseph Oscar Lefebre Boulanger (1888–1958), Canadian politician and lawyer
Bobby LeFebre (born 1982), American poet

Lefébure

Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817–1869), French organist and composer
Eugène Lefébure (1838–1908), French Egyptologist
Yvonne Lefébure (1898–1986), French pianist
Estelle Lefébure (born 1966), French model

Le Febure

Nicasius le Febure

Lefèrve

Marius Lefèrve (1875–1958), Danish gymnast

LeFeuvere

LeFeuvere, surname as known for two - or more - generations in Canada. (Original spelling likely Lefebvre but uncertain at the time of this writing). Only known surviving son at this time: Mark LeFeuvere.

Lefeuvre

Louis-Albert Lefeuvre (1845–1924), French sculptor
René Lefeuvre (1902–1988), French Luxemburgist

LeFeuvre

Ian LeFeuvre, Canadian musician

Lefevere

André Lefevere (1945–1996), Belgian-American translation theorist
Patrick Lefevere (born 1955), Belgian cycling manager
Peter Paul Lefevere (1804–1869), Belgian-American Catholic bishop

As a given name

Lefevre James Cranstone (1822–1893), English artist

Other uses

LeFeuvre Scarp, elevation in Antarctica
Le Fèvre Indian War
Lefevre Peninsula
The LeFevres (also called The Singing LeFevres), American Southern gospel singing group
Lefèvre-Utile, French biscuit manufacturer
Ordish–Lefeuvre system of cable-stayed bridge design
Papillon-Lefèvre disease

References

^ Albert Dauzat, Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand, Noms et prénoms de France, Larousse 1981. New full-filled edition by Marie-Thérèse Morlet.

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