Cognomen Prefontaine (Prefontaine 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Prefontaine is habitual in Canada, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and the United States. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Canada, the United States, and Japan. Much less frequently, Prefontaine is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Prefontaine | Canada, Japan, France, Australia, United States |
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francis x. prefontaine Canadian missionary (b. 1838) |
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| joseph prefontaine Canadian politician, CA (b. 1859) |
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| albert prefontaine Canadian politician, CA (b. 1861) |
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| edmond prefontaine Canadian politician, CA (b. 1898) |
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steve prefontaine American long-distance runner (1951–1975), US (b. 1951) |
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noel prefontaine former professional Canadian football punter / kicker in the Canadian Football League, US (b. 1973) |
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| brad prefontaine Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach, CA (b. 1972) |
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| linda prefontaine Peerage person ID=440591 |
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| alice mary prefontaine (died 1974) |
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| charles prefontaine CA |
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| annie prefontaine Canadian theater and music creator (born 1991), CA (b. 1991) |
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