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Meaning & History
Likely derives from the surname LaQaue, which is found in the United States. The surname has alleged roots in Germany but appears to be a variant of the Catalan surname Laqué (Llaqué). The surname Laqué possibly arose from a variant of Laquet (Llaquet), a topographic name from a diminutive of llac or ‘pond’. The surname and variants appear to be present in parts of Germany, France, and Spain. Laquae appears to have been used as a first name in America beginning in the 1930s.