About the Lafontaine surname
The surname Lafontaine has a primarily toponymic formation. The surname refers to a fountain or spring used as a landmark in the landscape. The surname may therefore originally have identified a person by place of origin, residence, or a feature of the landscape. Families bearing the same surname may nevertheless come from different places when more than one locality produced a similar name.
Pronunciation:
La-fon-tèn/lafɔ̃tɛn/