Cochet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Cochet family

The surname Cochet was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this celebrated family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Cochet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cochet research. Another 170 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1606, 1612, 1634, 1669, 1700, 1763, 1791 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Cochet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cochet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cochet, Cocher, Cochez, Coché, Cochée, Cochait, Cochaie, Cochaies, Cochey, Cochest, Cochais, Cuchet, Cauchy, Cuchet, Cuché, Cuchez, Cucher, Cuchest, Cuchait, Cuchais and many more.

Early Notables of the Cochet family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Christophe Cochet, known in Rome under the name Cristoforo Coscetti or Coscietti (c. 1606 - 1634), a 17th-century French sculptor...
Son of the Parisian master mason Jean Cochet, he began training as a sculptor with Pierre Biard the Elder, and was already a sculptor when first mentioned in 1606...
His sister, Germaine Cochet, married the sculptor Simon Guillain in 1612...

Cochet Ranking

In France, the name Cochet is the 484^th most popular surname with an estimated 9,229 people with that name. 1

Cochet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cochet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andre Cochet, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1700 2
André Cochet, who settled in Virginia in 1700
Rachel Cochet, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Heanne Susan Cochet, who settled in America in 1753
Jeanne Susanne Cochet, who arrived in New England in 1753 2
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Cochet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles B. P. Cochet, who settled in Philadelphia in 1806

Contemporary Notables of the name Cochet (post 1700) +

Gérard Cochet (1888-1969), French illustrator from Avranches, France, known for his painted murals
Jonathan Cochet (b. 1977), French racing driver and winner of the Championnat de France Formule Renault in 1997
Arnaud François Christian Cochet (b. 1959), French senior civil servant, Prefect of the Department of Ain (2019-)
Robert Cochet (1903-1988), French artist medal engraver
Yves Cochet (b. 1946), French politician, Member of the European Parliament for France (1989-1991)
Henri Cochet (1928-1987), French tennis player, ranked World No. 1, member of the famous "Four Musketeers"
Jean-Laurent Cochet (1935-2020), French director and actor, best known for starring in movies such as A Thousand Billion Dollars and Fort Saganne; he died of COVID-19

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)