Bouchut History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bouchut

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

Early Origins of the Bouchut family

Early History of the Bouchut family

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

Bouchut Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Bouchut, including Bouchet, Bouchette, Bouchetal, Bouchetard, Bouchtal, Bouchtard, Bouchete, Bouchon, Bouchut and many more.

Early Notables of the Bouchut family

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Bouchut Ranking

France, the name Bouchut is the 5,962^nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Bouchut family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Bouchut has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bouchut 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.