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Where did the French Ducharme family come from? What is the French Ducharme family crest and coat of arms? When did the Ducharme family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Ducharme family history?

Noble surnames, such as Ducharme, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Ducharme, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Orleans. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.The Ducharme family originally derived its surname from the place-name Le Charme, a parish in Orleans.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducharme, Decharme, Ducharne, Ducarme, Ducarne, Charme, Charmes, Charne, Charnes, Carme, Charmet, Charmay, Charmey, Charmoy, Carmoy, Carnoy, Charmil, Charmeil, Charmot, Charman, Charmon, Charmillon, Charmy and many more.

First found in Orleans, where the family was established in Le Charme, a parish in the department of Loiret, in the district of Montarges.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ducharme research. Another 139 words(10 lines of text) covering the years 1679 and 1690 are included under the topic Early Ducharme History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 33 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ducharme Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ducharme Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Fiacre Ducharme (1623-1677), who was the son of Toussaint Ducharme and of Jacqueline De Roy, who lived in Paris

Ducharme Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Alice H. Du Charme, aged 60, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1910
  • Julie Du Charme, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1910
  • Raymond du Charme, aged 21, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1913

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  • Annette Ducharme, Canadian musician and songwriter
  • Denis Archie Ducharme (b. 1955), Canadian politician from Alberta
  • Dominique Ducharme (1765-1853), French-Canadian fur trader and militia officer
  • Gerry Ducharme (b. 1939), Canadian politician from Manitoba
  • Jean-Marie Ducharme (1723-1807), French-Canadian fur trader and politician
  • Moira Leiper Ducharme, Canadian politician, first female mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia (1991 to 1994)
  • Raymond Ducharme Morand (1887-1952), Canadian politician from Ontario
  • Réjean Ducharme (b. 1941), Canadian novelist and playwright, winner of the 1982 Governor General's Award for Drama
  • Romulus Ducharme (1886-1976), French-Canadian politician from Quebec
  • Yves Ducharme (b. 1958), French-Canadian politician from Quebec


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The Ducharme Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ducharme Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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