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Early Origins of the Cauchon family

The surname Cauchon was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie.)

Early History of the Cauchon family

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Cauchon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cauchon and others.

Early Notables of the Cauchon family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

  • Pierre Cauchon (1371-1442), Bishop of Beauvais from 1420 to 1432 and Charles Cauchon, who was a knight, Baron of Thour, lord of Maupas...
  • Jerome Cauchon, lord of Treslon and of Faverolles, was the son of Renaud and Anne Brulart, who was related to the first President of the Parisian parliament...

Cauchon Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Cauchon is the 960th most popular surname. 1


Canada Cauchon migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cauchon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Marguerite Cauchon, who is recorded as being married in 1640 in Château-Richer, Quebec
  • Jean Cauchon, son of Jehan and Marguerite, who married Madeleine Miville, daughter of Pierre and Charlotte, in Quebec on 20th November 1652 2
  • Jacques Cauchon, son of Jehan and Jeanne, who married Barbe-Delphine Le Tardif, daughter of Olivier and Barbe, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 23rd November 1661 2
  • René Cauchon, son of René and Charlotte, who married Anne Langlois, daughter of Philippe and Marie, in Sainte-Famille, Quebec on 10th November 1670 2
  • Jean Cauchon, son of Jean and Madeleine, who married Élisabeth-Ursule Toupin, daughter of Toussaint and Marguerite, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 6th April 1690 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Cauchon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Joseph Cauchon, son of Jean and Madeleine, who married Marguerite Toupin, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 2nd August 1701 2
  • Charles Cauchon, son of Jean and Madeleine, who married Jeanne Racine, daughter of Noel and Marguerite, in Quebec on 16th September 1708 2
  • Joseph Cauchon, son of Jacques and Barbe-Delphine, who married Marie Charier, daughter of Louis and Marie-Jeanne, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 6th November 1709 2
  • Jean Cauchon, son of René and Anne, who married Jeanne Dubeau, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Madeleine, in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 25th November 1710 2
  • François Cauchon, son of René and Anne, who married Jeanne Plante, daughter of Jean and Mathurine, in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 11th November 1711 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Cauchon (post 1700) +

  • Robert V. Cauchon, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1964 3
  • Joseph Édouard Cauchon (1816-1885), Canadian politician from Quebec, 3rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1877-1882), Senator for Stadacona, Quebec (1867-1872)
  • Robert Cauchon CM (1900-1980), Canadian Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons, Mayor of Valleyfield, Quebec (1944-1947)
  • Martin Cauchon (b. 1962), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament for Outremont (1993-2004), Minister of Justice (2002-2003)
  • Jean-Baptiste-Marie Cauchon, senator in Dreux, France, with the decorations of Cavalier of the academic Palms and of the order of social Merit, officer of the order of Leopold


  1. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  2. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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