Show ContentsGrouchy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Grouchy family

The surname Grouchy was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has held a family seat since early times.

Early History of the Grouchy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grouchy research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1246, 1255, 1320, 1333, 1354, 1435, 1545, 1595 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Grouchy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grouchy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Crécy, Crécey, Crécie, Crécies, Craicy, Craicie, Craicies, Creycy, Creycey, Creycie, Creycies, Craicey, Cressy, du Crécy, de Crécy, Cresey, Cressey, Creecy, Crecie, Du Crecy, Ducrecy, De Crecy, Decrecy, Le Crecy and many more.

Early Notables of the Grouchy family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Jean de Grouchy (1354-1435), Norman knight, Sieur de Montérolier, known as "the bravest of the brave"

Grouchy Ranking

In Newfoundland, Canada, the name Grouchy is the 632nd most popular surname with an estimated 72 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Grouchy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Matteas Cressé, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1738; and Marg Cressé, who arrived in Virginia in 1654.


Contemporary Notables of the name Grouchy (post 1700) +

  • Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French Marshall of the Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Emmanuel de Grouchy (1768-1847), 2nd Marquis de Grouchy, French general and Marshal of France


  1. The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 6) Emmanuel Grouchy. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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