Boucher

The butcher, by way of the he-goat.

Origin: French
Register: French family

The seat of Boucher

Seat vacant

Chief

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Current mission

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What does the Boucher name mean?

Occupational, the butcher, from Old French bouchier, originally a seller of goat's meat (bouc, the he-goat).

The history of Boucher

The Boucher slaughtered and sold meat, a guild trade of the French towns whose name traces, curiously, to bouc, the male goat first sold under it. It carried real weight in New France through Pierre Boucher, founding governor of Trois-Rivières, soldier, author and seigneur, whose vast progeny made it a name of Quebec.

The castles of the homeland

The great strongholds of the homeland, look one up, see what it looked like in its prime, and recreate it to explore.

BastilleDemolished · prime 1380

Guédelon CastleRestored · prime 1250

Château de VincennesRestored · prime 1660

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Frequently asked

What does the surname Boucher mean?

Occupational, the butcher, from Old French bouchier, originally a seller of goat's meat (bouc, the he-goat). The Boucher slaughtered and sold meat, a guild trade of the French towns whose name traces, curiously, to bouc, the male goat first sold under it.

Is Boucher French or Belgian?

Boucher is a French surname; its home on this atlas is French, where the historical territory and family record of the name are concentrated. The name belongs to the French language tree and is carried across the French-speaking world, including Wallonia in Belgium, so a Belgian family bearing it shares the same root.

How old is the Boucher surname?

The Boucher slaughtered and sold meat, a guild trade of the French towns whose name traces, curiously, to bouc, the male goat first sold under it. European hereditary surnames crystallised broadly between the 12th and 14th centuries, and the Boucher name took its modern form within that long settlement.

What is the Boucher family known for?

The butcher, by way of the he-goat. The Boucher slaughtered and sold meat, a guild trade of the French towns whose name traces, curiously, to bouc, the male goat first sold under it.

Is there a Boucher family crest or coat of arms?

There is no single coat of arms that belongs to everyone named Boucher. Heraldic arms were granted to individuals and descend through specific documented lines, so a "family crest" matched to a surname alone is decorative rather than genealogical.

Where is the Boucher surname found today?

French is the primary historical home of the Boucher surname. In the modern era, the name is also borne across the wider diaspora, particularly in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, where families carry the line of descent from the same French origin recorded on this page.

What does the Clan Rising page for the Boucher family cover?

The Clan Rising page for the Boucher family covers the meaning of the surname, the historical geography of the name and the seat of the head of the family. Each section is linked to the underlying atlas of French so the name can be read in the geography that shaped it.

Who is the head of the Boucher family today?

The seat for the head of the Boucher family is currently vacant on this register. Clan Rising is rebuilding the chief and family structure for the modern era, and the family page allows readers to claim the seat or pledge to the name.