About the Labauve surname
The surname Labauve has a primarily toponymic formation. The structure of Labauve, with an article or preposition incorporated into the surname, is common in French names derived from a place, estate, landscape feature, or older nickname. The exact meaning depends on the earliest form in the family line. This formation belongs to the broad group of surnames connected with a place or geographic feature. Families bearing the same surname may nevertheless come from different places when more than one locality produced a similar name.
Pronunciation:
La-bov/labov/