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Early Origins of the Fouchard family

The surname Fouchard was first found in Poitou.

Early History of the Fouchard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fouchard research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1083, 1262, 1390, 1457, 1477, 1492, 1496, 1620, 1643, 1665, 1726, 1747, 1759, 1774, 1786, 1823, 1843, 1852, 1856 and 1858 are included under the topic Early Fouchard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fouchard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foucaud, Foucault, Foucauld, Foucaut, Fouchard, Foucard, Foucart, Foucher, Fouchier, Fouquier, Fouquié, Fouquereau, Fouqueret, Fouqueras, Fouereau, Foueret, Foueras, Foucreau, Foucret, Foucrault, Foucras, Fouché, Fouchereau, Fouchareau, Fouque, Fouques, Foucques, Fouquet, Fouchet, Fouqueau, Fouchy, Foucras, Foucret, Foucré, Fourré and many more.

Early Notables of the Fouchard family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Charles Foucault, court clerk of the Chambre-de-comptes of Paris, and Councillor of the king around 1620; Nicolas-Joseph Foucault was an "intendant" (a representative of the king) in 1643; Jean-Francois Fouquet, born in Vezelay in 1665, became a missionary; Francois viscount of Foucauld was a Brigadier in 1726; Jean-Baptiste Foucaud was a priest in 1747 and became chaplain of the National Guard during the Revolution; Joseph Fouché, born in Pellerin in 1759, became well-known...
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Fouchard Ranking

In France, the name Fouchard is the 2,495th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1


United States Fouchard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fouchard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Fouchard, who sailed to San Francisco in 1851
  • Mr. Fouchard, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Canada Fouchard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fouchard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Mr. Zacharie Fouchard, (b. 1603), aged 52, French labourer travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 5th July 1655 3


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/


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