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Early Origins of the Cauchy family

The surname Cauchy was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this celebrated family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Cauchy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cauchy research. Another 170 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1606, 1612, 1634, 1669, 1700, 1763, 1791 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Cauchy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cauchy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cochet, Cocher, Cochez, Coché, Cochée, Cochait, Cochaie, Cochaies, Cochey, Cochest, Cochais, Cuchet, Cauchy, Cuchet, Cuché, Cuchez, Cucher, Cuchest, Cuchait, Cuchais and many more.

Early Notables of the Cauchy family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Christophe Cochet, known in Rome under the name Cristoforo Coscetti or Coscietti (c. 1606 - 1634), a 17th-century French sculptor. Son of the Parisian master mason Jean...
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Cauchy Ranking

In France, the name Cauchy is the 2,320th most popular surname with an estimated 2,789 people with that name. 1


United States Cauchy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cauchy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jane Cauchy, who arrived in Virginia in 1713 2

Canada Cauchy migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cauchy Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • GuHain Cauchy, who landed in Canada in 1759

Contemporary Notables of the name Cauchy (post 1700) +

  • Daniel Cauchy (1930-2020), French film actor and producer
  • Baron Augustin Louis Cauchy (1789-1857), French mathematician


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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