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Early Origins of the Gauchet family

The surname Gauchet was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this celebrated family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gauchet family

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Gauchet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gochet, Gocher, Gochez, Goché, Gochée, Gochait, Gochaie, Gochaies, Gochey, Gochest, Guchet, Gauchier, Gauche, Gauchet, Gauchot, Gauchelin, Gauchenot, Gauchez, Gaucherel, Gaucheron and many more.

Early Notables of the Gauchet family

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Gauchet Ranking

In France, the name Gauchet is the 3,433rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1


Gauchet migration to the United States +



Gauchet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Josephine Gauchet, aged 34, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850 2

Gauchet migration to Canada +

Gauchet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Catherine Gauchet, who landed in Montreal in 1659


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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