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Noble surname, LaPorte, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name LaPorte, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of France. In France, during the Middle Ages hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The LaPorte family originally lived near a door or gate such as the gates to a fortified city or an unusually large or unique door. The name LaPorte is derived from the Old French words la and porte, which mean the and door respectively.