This is an interesting website. It looks like it collects public information and produces statistics. These are the Vidrine name’s stats. It’s interesting that it shows an “American” name, that is, that it’s prevalent in the US. Of course, Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines came to LA from France before LA was part of the US, but it’s true that once it became Vidrine (instead of Vedrines) during the Spanish rule of LA, it’s the way to identify the American branch of the Védrines family. The data is from 2014. You can see where it picks up the Vidrines who have moved throughout both the world and the US. Also, in the Parish breakdown, you’ll notice that the highest percentage is Evangeline Parish, where both the sons of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines moved after he died.

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These are the stats for the name Vedrines. It’s interesting that it shows it as a French name, that is, that it’s prevalent in France. Of course, Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines came to LA from France before LA (and it became Vidrine – instead of Vedrines – during the Spanish rule of LA). The data is from 2014. You can see that the name Vedrines is found exclusively in France (thoughout Europe). It picks up the name also in LA, which perhaps are the descendants of the great nephew of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines, Henri Védrines who arrived in LA in 1838 and settled at the Attakapas Post. His family is based around New Iberia and many of them still spell their name Védrines.

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