Porcher
Porcher is a French language word meaning "swineherd" (from Old French porc), from which a metonymic surname is derived.[1] Variants of the surname include Le Porcher, Porchier, Porquier, Porquiez, Pourcher, Pourchaire, Porchet, Porchel, Porchat and Pourchet; and also diminutive forms Porcheray, Porcheret, Porcherot and Porcherel.
People with the name
- Gilles Porcher de Lissonay (1753–1824), count of Richebourg, French physician and politician
- Josias Du Pré Porcher (c. 1761 – 1820), English politician
- Robert John Porcher Broughton (1816–1911), English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864
- William Porcher Miles (1822–1899), United States Representative from South Carolina
- William Porcher DuBose (1836–1918), American priest and theologian in the Protestant Episcopal Church
- Louis Porcher (1940–2014), French sociologist
- Laurent Porchier (born 1968), French competition rower and Olympic champion
- Robert Porcher (born 1969), American football defensive end
- Thomas Porcher (born 1977), French economist
- David Porcher (born 1997), Scottish Paralympic athlete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
See also
References
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hide & Wilson, Richard Middlewood. A Dictionary of English Surnames. (Routledge, 1991), p. 358.
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