Fourré History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Fourré family

The surname Fourré was first found in Poitou.

Early History of the Fourré family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fourré research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1083, 1262, 1390, 1457, 1477, 1492, 1496, 1620, 1643, 1665, 1726, 1747, 1759, 1774, 1786, 1823, 1843, 1852, 1856 and 1858 are included under the topic Early Fourré History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fourré Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foucaud, Foucault, Foucauld, Foucaut, Fouchard, Foucard, Foucart, Foucher, Fouchier, Fouquier, Fouquié, Fouquereau, Fouqueret, Fouqueras, Fouereau, Foueret, Foueras, Foucreau, Foucret, Foucrault, Foucras, Fouché, Fouchereau, Fouchareau, Fouque, Fouques, Foucques, Fouquet, Fouchet, Fouqueau, Fouchy, Foucras, Foucret, Foucré, Fourré and many more.

Early Notables of the Fourré family

Charles Foucault, court clerk of the Chambre-de-comptes of Paris, and Councillor of the king around 1620; Nicolas-Joseph Foucault was an "intendant" (a representative of the king) in 1643; Jean-Francois Fouquet, born in Vezelay in 1665, became a missionary; Francois viscount of Foucauld was a Brigadier in 1726; Jean-Baptiste Foucaud was a priest in 1747 and became chaplain of the National Guard during the Revolution; Joseph Fouché, born in Pellerin in 1759, became well-known as the Duke of Otrante; Louis-Marie Florent Count...
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Fourré Ranking

In France, the name Fourré is the 3,816^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Fourré migration to the United States +

Fourré Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Fourre, who arrived in Carolina in 1679 2

Sources +

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)