Bouchon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bouchon

The name Bouchon has a long French heritage that first began in northwestern region of Brittany.

Early Origins of the Bouchon family

Early History of the Bouchon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bouchon research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1421, 1476, 1478, 1514, 1557 and 1594 are included under the topic Early Bouchon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bouchon Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Bouchon, including Bouchet, Bouchette, Bouchetal, Bouchetard, Bouchtal, Bouchtard, Bouchete, Bouchon, Bouchut and many more.

Early Notables of the Bouchon family

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Bouchon Ranking

France, the name Bouchon is the 2,454^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Bouchon family

Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the 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. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Bouchon has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bouchon were Mathurin Bouchet, who arrived in Quebec in 1655; Joseph Bouchet, who arrived in Montreal in 1667; Nicholas Bouchet, his wife and daughter, who settled in South Carolina sometime between 1695 and 1696.