Le faucheur History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Le faucheur

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Le faucheur 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 Le faucheur family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Le faucheur 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 Le faucheur family

Early History of the Le faucheur family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Le faucheur 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 Le faucheur History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Le faucheur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Faucher, Fauché, Fauchet, Foucher, Fauchey, Focher, Foché, Foucher, Fochay, Fouché and many more.

Early Notables of the Le faucheur family

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Le faucheur Ranking

In France, the name Le faucheur is the 4,574^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Le faucheur family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jaques Faucher, who settled in Virginia in 1700; Simon Faucher who settled in Virginia in 1700; G.H. Faucher settled in San Francisco in 1852; and M. Fauchet, aged 21.