# Labonte (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/labonte/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,706 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,109 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 65,607 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.1% (4,393 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Labontee, Labontey, Labontie, Labonti, Labonty, Bonte, Bonté, Bontee, Bontey, Bonti |

## Etymology

From French Labonté. From French la bonté, meaning "kindness, benevolence".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Labonte in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Labonte in the United States.

## People named Labonte

- Philip Labonte, American singer
- Terry Labonte, American racing driver
- Bobby Labonte, American racecar driver

## Similar surnames

Labounty, Lapointe, Lafontaine, Lapoint, Lavender, Lafond, Lafountain, Leventhal.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.