Cocher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cocher

Bavaria, Germany is the ancestral home of the Cocher family. The Cocher surname is derived from the Latin word "coquus," which denotes the "art of cookery." Cocher was originally an occupational name, for a cook.

Early Origins of the Cocher family

Early History of the Cocher family

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Cocher Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Cocher include Koch, Koche, Kochen, Koech, Koeche, Koechen, Coch, Coche, Cochen, Coech, Coeche, Coechen, Koechle, Koechly, Koechli, Kock, Kochs, Kocks and many more.

Early Notables of the Cocher family

Conrad Reinhold von Koch, an advisor on justice at the royal Schleswig-Holstein court, who was knighted in 1769. He was born in 1738 as the son of a chamberlain of the court at Darmstadt and was the brother of the famous scholar and professor of state law at the University of Strassburg. He became the Lord of the estate Teublitz, a conference advisor...
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