Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Our present-day conception of an orc or ork is one of a race of mythical humanoid creatures, generally described as brutish, aggressive and repulsive, stemming from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, where orcs contrast with the benevolent Elvish race.
1 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757â1834), French general and American Revolutionary War general. 2  Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name.  La Fayette, Alabama, a city.
Last name: Lafayette. This noble French surname is possibly more famous in the United States of America than in its homeland. Recorded in many spellings including Fay, Lafay, Lafaye, Lafee, and Lafayette, the origin is from the Lyonais region of France. The surname is residential and describes a person who lived by La hetrie, or the beech tree.