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Early Origins of the Guichard family

The surname Guichard was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since very ancient times.

Early History of the Guichard family

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Guichard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guiche, Guiches, Guich, Guichs, Geiches, Geiche, Geich, Geyches, Geyche, Geych, de Guiche, du Guiche and many more.

Early Notables of the Guichard family

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Guichard Ranking

In France, the name Guichard is the 219th most popular surname with an estimated 16,202 people with that name. 1


United States Guichard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guichard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Samuel Guichard, who arrived in Maryland in 1666-1750 2
Guichard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Samuel Guichard, who settled in Maryland in 1712
Guichard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Louis Guichard, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1864 2

Canada Guichard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Guichard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Mathurin Guichard, aged 40, who arrived in Quebec in 1658
  • Mr. Mathurin Guichard, French settler travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 14th May 1658 3
  • Claude Guichard, son of Jean and Laurence, who married Marguerite Boyer, daughter of Charles and Marguerite, in La Prairie, Quebec on 7th November 1689 4
  • Jean Guichard, son of Jean and Madeleine, who married Marguerite Gerbeau, daughter of Christophe and Marguerite, in Montreal, Quebec on 23rd November 1699 4
Guichard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Jean-Baptiste Guichard, son of Jean-Baptiste and Marie, who married Marie-Josephte Gagnon, daughter of Jean and Anne, in Saint-François-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 7th January 1744 4
  • François Guichard, son of François and Louise, who married Madeleine Tardif, daughter of François and Madeleine, in Lorette, Quebec on 7th February 1757 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Guichard (post 1700) +

  • Claude Guichard (1928-2021), French politician and academic, Member of the French National Assembly (1967-1968)
  • Theresa Guichard Amayo Brasini (1933-2022), Brazilian actress from Belém, Pará, Brazil, known for Capital Sin (1975), O Camelô da Rua Larga (1958) and Na Corda Bamba (1958)


  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)
  3. Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
  4. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.


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