Faivre Name Origin and Family Crest

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Meaning of the name

The spelling Faivre grew out of Lefebvre, a French surname with a long paper trail. At root, the name means “The smith”.

Before spelling was fixed, Lefebvre was also written Faivre. You may also find the name written Fèvre, Lefeuvre and Lefebure. About 530 people in the United States were recorded as Faivre in 2010, placing it 41,100 on the national list. Between 1891 and 2000, 14,719 babies born in France were registered as Faivre, with the most births in 1961–1970.

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