Porcher is a French language word meaning "swineherd" (from Old French porc), from which a metonymic surname is derived. 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
- Frances Porcher (1853–1935), American writer and journalist
- Frederick Adolphus Porcher (1909–1888), American politician and educator
- Friedrich Joseph Porcher [de] (1814–1877), German sculptor and painter
- Georg Porcher [de] (1860–1936), Prussian district administrator
- George Du Pré Porcher (c. 1823–1876), English cricketer and barrister
- Gilles Porcher de Lissonay [fr] (1753–1824), count of Richebourg, French physician and politician
- Jean Porcher [fr] (1892-1966), French historian
- Jocelyne Porcher [fr] (born 1956), French sociologist and zootechnician
- Josias Du Pré Porcher (c. 1761–1820), English politician
- Louis Porcher [fr] (1940–2014), French sociologist
- Marcel Porcher [fr] (born 1947), French lawyer and politician
- Marion Porcher [fr] (born 1992), French cyclist
- Mazÿck Porcher Ravenel (1862–1946), American physician and professor
- Robert Porcher (born 1969), American football defensive end
- Robert John Porcher Broughton (1816–1911), English amateur cricketer
- Thomas Porcher (born 1977), French economist
- Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889–1973), American politician
- William Porcher Miles (1822–1899), American politician
- William Porcher DuBose (1836–1918), American priest and theologian
See also
References
- Reaney, Percy Hide & Wilson, Richard Middlewood. A Dictionary of English Surnames. (Routledge, 1991), p. 358.
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