Find out how popular the last name Faucher is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Faucher.

Faucher, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Faucher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Faucher in America

Faucher is the 12164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Faucher surname appeared 2,562 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Faucher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Faucher to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Faucher

The surname Faucher originated in France and is a French occupational name for a scythe maker or user. It derives from the Old French word "faucher" meaning "to mow" or "to reap." The name was first found in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Brittany.

In medieval times, the Faucher family was prominent in the region of Normandy. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name was in the 12th century, when a Guillaume Faucher was mentioned in the records of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in 1165.

The name Faucher appeared in various historical records throughout the centuries. In the 13th century, a Geoffroy Faucher was recorded as a landowner in the Duchy of Normandy. The Faucher family also had ties to the nearby areas of Picardy and Île-de-France.

One notable historical figure with the surname Faucher was Jean Faucher, a French scholar and philosopher born in 1588 in Clermont-Ferrand. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Toulouse and wrote several works on logic and metaphysics.

Another prominent individual was Denis Faucher (1598-1668), a French theologian and writer who served as the rector of the University of Paris and authored several religious treatises.

In the 18th century, Pierre Faucher (1720-1789) was a French architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule.

The surname Faucher also has historical connections to the region of Brittany. In the 19th century, Léon Faucher (1803-1854) was a French statesman and political economist who served as the Minister of Public Works under Napoleon III.

Over time, the surname Faucher spread to other parts of France and eventually to other French-speaking regions and countries. It has been historically associated with various occupations related to agriculture, particularly in rural areas where scythes were commonly used for harvesting crops.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Faucher

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Faucher.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Faucher was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Faucher has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Faucher was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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