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Early Origins of the Pouchin family

The surname Pouchin was first found in Maine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Le Mans and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Pouchin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pouchin research. Another 116 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1609, 1639, 1651, 1686, 1689, 1706 and 1826 are included under the topic Early Pouchin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pouchin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Posey, Posse, Pozzoz, Fors, Pozet, Pouzin, Possou, Possot, Posset, Pozzoz, Pozzot, Pozzet, Possoz, Poussart, Possart, Posset and many more.

Early Notables of the Pouchin family

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Pouchin Ranking

In France, the name Pouchin is the 6,673rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Pouchin family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Igues Posset, who arrived in New Orleans in 1820.


Contemporary Notables of the name Pouchin (post 1700) +

  • Pierre Guillaume Pouchin de la Roche, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 12) Pierre Pouchin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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