Fauche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Fauche first began in medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Fauche family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Fauche was an occupational name for a reaper or mower, or a maker of scythes deriving from the Old French word "fauche," which meant "scythe."

Early Origins of the Fauche family

The surname Fauche was first found in Périgord, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Fauche family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fauche research. Another 444 words (32 lines of text) covering the years 1399, 1476, 1594, 1644, 1653, 1667, 1688, 1696, 1711, 1733, 1755, 1789, 1800, 1815 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Fauche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fauche Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Faucher, Fauché, Fauchet, Foucher, Fauchey, Focher, Foché, Foucher, Fochay, Fouché and many more.

Early Notables of the Fauche family

Notable amongst the name at this time was

Marquis de Faucher, Lieutenant General of the Navy

Fauche Ranking

In France, the name Fauche is the 6,850^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Fauche migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fauche Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antoine Fauche, who arrived in America in 1800 2
Victor Fauche, who arrived in New York, NY in 1835 2
Mr. F. Nievfo Fauche, aged 47, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Alberdina"
Mrs. Elisabeth Fauche, aged 44, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Alberdina"
Miss Marie Fauche, aged 8, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Alberdina"
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Contemporary Notables of the name Fauche (post 1700) +

André Fauche, Director General of the Society of Water Minerals at Evian, Haute-Savoie

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)