Boucher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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The surname Boucher is a name that evolved during the medieval era in the French region of Champagne. It was originally a name for a person who worked as a butcher. Originally the name Boucher was derived from the Old French word "bochier," which translates to "butcher."

Early Origins of the Boucher family

The surname Boucher was first found in the town of Chaumont in the department of Haute-Marne in the north-east of France. 1

The name is sometimes seen as Leboucher in the north-west parts of France. Other variations of the name also depend on the region of France where the name is found. Some other variations of the name include, Bouchier, Bouchez (north), Bouchey (east), and Bouquier (south). 2

Marin Boucher, born in 1589, married Julienne Baril on 7th February 1611 at Saint-Jean-de-Mortagne, France. They had eight children together in France. Their son, François, was baptized on 22nd November 1617.

Marin's wife, Julienne, died in France on 15th December 1627 and Marin remarried to Perrine Mallet in 1629. Marin and Perrine had two children in France, Marin (b. 1630) and Jean-Galleran (b. 1633). Marin arrived in Canada on 9th August 1634 along with his wife, Perrine, and six of his children, François, Jean-Galleran, Pierre, Guillaume, Marie, and Madeleine.

François married Florence Gareman, daughter of Pierre and Madeleine (née Charlot), on 3rd September 1641 and Jean-Galleran married Marie Leclerc at Château-Richer, Quebec on 10th October 1661. They had five children together. 3

Early History of the Boucher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boucher research. Another 227 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1304, 1506, 1551, 1622, 1635, 1644, 1670, 1703, 1717, 1770, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1806, 1820, 1844, 1861 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Boucher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boucher Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Boucher some of which are Boucher, Bouche, Bouchez, Bouchais, Bouchay, le Boucher, de Boucher and many more.

Early Notables of the Boucher family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Boucher World Ranking

In the United States, the name Boucher is the 1,018th most popular surname with an estimated 29,844 people with that name. 4 However, in Canada, the name Boucher is ranked the 47th most popular surname with an estimated 39,307 people with that name. 5 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Boucher is the 20th popular surname. 6 France ranks Boucher as 152nd with 20,869 people. 7


Boucher migration to the United States +

French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Boucher surname were

Boucher Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Boucher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Boucher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Boucher migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boucher Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
Boucher Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Boucher Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Boucher migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Boucher Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Boucher migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Boucher Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Boucher migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 16
Boucher Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
Boucher Settlers in West Indies in the 20th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Boucher (post 1700) +
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