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The surname Touques was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Touques at the mouth of the river Touques in the arrondissement of Pont-l'Evêque. At the mouth of this river stood the castle of Touques, and the Seigneurial family stood high in the aristocratic families of Normandy.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Touques research. Another 145 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1130 and 1165 are included under the topic Early Touques History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tougas, Tougat, Touguas, Touguat, Tougue, Tougues, Touquas, Touquat, Touque, Touques, le Tougas, du Touguas, le Touquas, du Touquas, le Touques and many more.
Notable amongst the family in this period was
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Guillaume Tougas arrived in Quebec from Normandy in 1695.