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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French (La Charité) : secondary surname occurring with many primary names and used as a primary name since 1669, from la charité ‘charity’; probably a nickname for a person of generous nature.
  • French (La Charité) : habitational name from La-Charité-sur-Loire.

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