Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname

Lefebvre Lefebvre () is a common northern French surname. Other variations include Lefèbvre, Lefèvre, Lefeuvre (western France) and Lefébure (northern France and Normandy). In the Occitan and Arpitan extension area, the variation is Fabre, Favre, Faur ...

. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.

Surnames

Lefèvre

* Lefèvre family, French tapestry weavers, or one of its members; Lancelot, Pierre, Philip or Jean *

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples ( Latinized as Jacobus Faber Stapulensis; c. 1455 – c. 1536) was a French theologian and a leading figure in French humanism. He was a precursor of the Protestant movement in France. The "d'Étaples" was not part of ...

(c. 1455 – c. 1536), French theologian and a leading figure in French humanism *

Jacob Faber Jacob Faber or Jakob Faber, also known as the "Master IF" from the monogram on his prints, was a formschneider ("block-cutter") of woodcut Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a ...

, 16th-century block-cutter, engraver, designer of decorative prints and publisher, in Switzerland and France * Alain Lefèvre (1962–), French Canadian pianist and composer * André Lefevere, Belgian-American translation theorist * 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 Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943) was an American journalist, writer, and diplomat, who is most noted for his writings on Wall Street business. Biography Lefèvre was born George Edwin Henry Lefèvre on January 23, 1871 in Colón, Colombia (now ...

(1871–1943), American journalist *

Géo Lefèvre Géo Lefèvre (1877–1961) was a French sports journalist and the originator of the idea for the Tour de France. He suggested the idea for the Tour at a meeting with Henri Desgrange, editor of the daily newspaper '' L'Auto'' as a way to boost cir ...

(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 *

(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 Laurent Lefèvre (born 2 July 1976 in Maubeuge, Nord) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, last for UCI Professional Continental team . He is one of only three Festina team riders who was named as being clean in the Festina dop ...

(born 1976), French cyclist *

Pascal Lefèvre Pascal Lefèvre (born 25 January 1965 in Saint-Quentin) is a retired javelin thrower from France, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, but did not reach the final. He set his personal best (82.56 m) on 28 August 1989 in ...

(born 1965), French javelin thrower *

Raymond Lefèvre Raymond Lefèvre (20 November 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer. Biography and career Born on 20 November 1929 in Calais, France, Raymond Lefèvre is best known for his interpretation of ...

(1929–2008), French conductor of light music *

Robert Lefèvre Robert Jacques François Faust Lefèvre (, 24 September 1755, in Bayeux – 3 October 1830, in Paris) was a French painter of portraits, history paintings and religious paintings. He was heavily influenced by Jacques-Louis David and his style i ...

(1755–1830), French painter *

Sophie Lefèvre Sophie Lefèvre (born 23 February 1981 in Toulouse) is a retired French tennis player. On 15 September 2003, she reached her career-high WTA ranking of 216 in singles. Her highest doubles ranking was 76, reached on 21 February 2011. Lefèvre re ...

(born 1981), French tennis player * Théo Lefèvre (1914–1973), 39th Prime Minister of Belgium

Lefevre

* Albert Lefevre (1873–1928), American psychologist * Charles Lefevre (1893–1948), French flying ace * Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre (1876–1922), Panamanian politician * 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 *

Mylon LeFevre Mylon R. LeFevre (born October 6, 1944) is an American Christian rock singer best known for his work with his band Mylon and Broken Heart. He is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. He travels around the United States, ministering, teach ...

(born 1944), American Christian music singer * Rich LeFevre, American competitive eater *

Robert LeFevre Robert LeFevre (October 13, 1911 – May 13, 1986) was an American libertarian businessman, radio personality, and primary theorist of autarchism. Early life LeFevre was born in Gooding, Idaho, on October 13, 1911, but when he was a child ...

(1911–1986), American businessman * Ted LeFevre (born 1964), American theatrical set designer

Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fêvre, le Fêvre

* Arthur Le Fevre (1887–1957), Australian golfer * Benjamin Le Fevre (1838–1922), 19th century politician from Ohio * 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 Ulrik le Fevre (born 25 June 1946) is a Danish former professional football player and manager, and current FIFA-licensed player agent. He was a left winger, who had a fierce shot. He played for Danish club Vejle Boldklub, German club Borussia ...

(born 1946), Danish soccer player and manager

Le Fèvre, le Fèvre

* André le Fèvre, Dutch footballer at the 1924 Summer Olympics *

Anne Dacier Anne Le Fèvre Dacier (1647 – 17 August 1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French scholarly method, scholar, translation, translator, commentator and editor of the classics, including the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odys ...

(née Le Fèvre; 1654–1720), French scholar and translator of the classics * Jacques Le Fèvre (mid c. 17th–1716), French Roman Catholic theologian and controversialist * Jean Le Fèvre (astronomer) (1652–1706), French astronomer and physicist * Nicaise le Fèvre (also known as

Nicasius le Febure Nicasius le Febure, a.k.a. Nicolas le Febure or Nicasius le Fevre or Nicolas le Fèvre (1615 - 1669), was a French chemist and alchemist who was appointed to positions by both French and English royalty. Early life Le Febure was born and educate ...

; 1615–1669), French chemist and alchemist * Tanneguy Le Fèvre (also known as Tanaquillus Faber; 1615–1672), French classical scholar

LeFever

* Jacob LeFever (1830–1905), American politician

Lefevere

* André Lefevere (1945–1996), Belgian-American translation theorist *

Patrick Lefevere Patrick Lefevere (born 6 January 1955) is a Belgian former professional cyclist, who currently serves as the general manager of UCI WorldTeam . According to the ranking site ''Cycling Ranking'' he is the most successful cycling manager in histo ...

(born 1955), Belgian cycling manager *

Peter Paul Lefevere Peter Paul Lefevere, or Lefebre (April 30, 1804 – March 4, 1869), was a 19th-century Belgian born bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He was a missionary priest in the states of Missouri, Illinois and Iowa before he served as c ...

(1804–1869), Belgian-American Catholic bishop

Combinations with other surnames

* Charles Shaw-Lefevre (politician) (1759–1823), born Charles Shaw, British Whig politician *

Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley, GCB, PC (22 February 1794 – 28 December 1888), was a British Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857. He is the second-longest serving Speaker of the Hous ...

(1794–1888), his son, Speaker of the House of Commons *

George Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley George John Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley (12 June 1831 – 19 April 1928) was a British Liberal Party politician. In a ministerial career that spanned thirty years, he was twice First Commissioner of Works and also served as Postmaster Ge ...

(1831–1928), British Liberal Party politician * Jacques Guarrigue-Lefèvre (born 1961), founder, owner and current president of Paris Élysée private club * John Shaw-Lefevre (1797–1879), British barrister, Whig politician and civil servant *

Julia Marton-Lefèvre Julia Marton-Lefèvre (1946, Budapest) is a French - US environmentalist and academic. She studied history, ecology and environmental planning in the US and in France, and was born in Hungary. Career She was Director General of IUCN, the Int ...

(born 1946), French conservationist

As a given name

Lefevre James Cranstone Lefevre James Cranstone (March 6, 1822 – June 22, 1893) was an English artist known for his watercolor genre-style landscapes and oil paintings. He visited the United States, where many of his works are displayed, and later moved to Australia. ...

(1822–1893), English artist

Related surnames

Lefebre Lefebre, Lefèbre, LeFebre, or Le Febre is a common surname, related to the French surname Lefebvre. Notable people with this surname include: * Valentin Lefebre (1637–1677), Flemish painter, draughtsman and printmaker * Edward A. Lefebre Edwa ...

* Lefébure

Other uses

* The LeFevres (also called The Singing LeFevres), American Southern gospel singing group *

Lefevre Peninsula The Lefevre Peninsula is a peninsula located in the Australian state of South Australia located about northwest of the Adelaide city centre. It is a narrow sand spit of about running north from its connection to the mainland. The name given ...

* Papillon-Lefèvre disease * Lefèvre-Utile, French biscuit manufacturer *

Winnebago War The Winnebago War, also known as the Winnebago Uprising, was a brief conflict that took place in 1827 in the Upper Mississippi River region of the United States, primarily in what is now the state of Wisconsin. Not quite a war, the hostilities ...

(also called Le Fèvre Indian War)