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The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the place of origin of the distinguished surname Louch. Louch is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname. A topographic name would have been given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Louch is derived from the Old French word "loge," meaning "lodge," and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a structure.
The surname Louch was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Louch research. Another 222 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1450, 1610, 1671, 1698, 1714, 1715, 1750, 1751 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Louch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Loge, Loges, La Loge, La Loges, Lauge, Lauges, La Lauges, La Lauge, La Loges, Louge, Louges, Loige, Loige, La Loige, Loigue, Loigues, La Loigue, Lauch, Lauche, de la Loge, de loge and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Louch Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.