Where does “Lefebvre” come from?

Lefebvre is a French surname derived from the Old French word for "smith," referring to someone who worked with metal.

Ancestry of “Lefebvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLefebvre—
2Old Frenchfèvre—
3Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
4Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
5Proto-Italicθaβros—

Words derived from “Lefebvre”

Every word from Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →