LACHANCE (French) One who came from the Chance estate (Cantius' estate), in France. Chance comes from an Anglo-Norman-French word meaning (good) fortune. Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith In some documents I have found it to be spelled "LASHUS". Barbara [email protected] wrote: > I've always wondered about the name La Chance. Sounds French. > Might it have something to do with "luck?" Or wishing someone > good luck as in Buenaventura (Sp.)? > > Gary Radcliffe > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/