| Fuqua History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France Early Origins of the Fuqua familyThe surname Fuqua was first found in Poitou. Early History of the Fuqua familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fuqua 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 Fuqua History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fuqua Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Fuqua familyCharles 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... Another 80 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fuqua Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fuqua Rankingthe United States, the name Fuqua is the 3,914th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Fuqua familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 160 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among these, Louis Foucher married in 1668 in Quebec.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fuqua (post 1700) | + |
| Historic Events for the Fuqua family | + |
- Mr. Samuel G. Fuqua, American Lieutenant Commander working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he survived the sinking 2
| Suggested Readings for the name Fuqua | + |
- Fuqua-a Fight for Freedom: Allied Families by Alya Dean Smith Irwin.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html
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