| ![Show Contents]() Fouche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The long and noble heritage behind the name of Fouche 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 Fouche family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Fouche 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 Fouche familyThe surname Fouche was first found in Périgord, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Fouche familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fouche 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 Fouche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fouche Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Faucher, Fauché, Fauchet, Foucher, Fauchey, Focher, Foché, Foucher, Fochay, Fouché and many more. Early Notables of the Fouche familyNotable amongst the name at this time was - Simon Foucher (1644-1696), a French polemic philosopher from Dijon
Fouche World RankingIn the United States, the name Fouche is the 14,331st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Fouche is ranked the 1,512nd most popular surname with an estimated 3,886 people with that name. 2 And in South Africa, the name Fouche is the 741st popular surname with an estimated 9,298 people with that name. 3
 Fouche migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Fouche Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Hugh Fouche, aged 17, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Thomas" 4
Fouche Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Fouche, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822 4
Fouche Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Beny Fouche, aged 4, who immigrated to the United States from Kingston, in 1906
- David Fouche, aged 48, who settled in America from Kingston, in 1906
- Estelle Fouche, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Kingston, in 1906
- Jeanne Fouche, aged 23, who landed in America from Rieux, France, in 1909
- Ria Fouche, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Robertson, South Africa, in 1918
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| Fouche migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Fouche Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Jeanne Fouché married in 1690 in Montreal
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fouche (post 1700) | + |
- Petr J. Fouche, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972 5
- Brigitte Lovisa Fouché (b. 1958), French painter
- Alain Fouché (b. 1942), French politician, Member of the Senate of France
- André Eugène Fouché (1908-2001), French actor
- Joseph Fouché (1759-1820), 1st Duc d'Otrante was a French statesman and Minister of Police under Napoleon I
- George Robert Fouché (1965-2023), nicknamed Fast Fouché, a South African and international motorsport racecar driver and South African Formula 1 Powerboat pilot
- Louis Fouché (b. 1990), South African rugby union footballer
- Louis Alec Fouché (1913-1971), South African gold medalist shot putter at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Jacobus Johannes "Jim" Fouché (1898-1980), South African politician, the 2nd President of South Africa from 1968 to 1975
- George Robert Fouché (b. 1965), nicknamed "Fast Fouché," a former South African race car driver and Formula 1 Powerboat pilot
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- "Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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