Boucher (surname)
Boucher is a surname that evolved during the medieval era in the French region of Champagne. It was an occupational name for someone who worked as a butcher. The name originally derived from the Old French word bochier, which means butcher.[1]
List of people with surname Boucher
- Born after 1500
- Marin Boucher (c. 1587 – 1671), French colonist of Quebec, Canada; ancestor to most Bouchers in North America, particularly in Quebec
- Born after 1600
- Pierre Boucher (1622–1717), French-Canadian clergyman and governor of New France
- Born after 1700
- Born after 1800
- Charles Boucher de Boucherville (1822–1915), Canadian provincial politician, third Premier of Quebec
- Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville (1825–1869), Canadian lawyer and national politician
- Pierre Boucher de la Bruère (1837–1917), Canadian lawyer, journalist, author and provincial politician
- Alfred Boucher (1850–1934), French sculptor
- Arthur Boucher (1870–1948), Wales international rugby union player
- Jean Boucher (artist) (1870–1939), French sculptor
- Maurice Le Boucher (1882–1964), French organist, composer, and pedagogue
- Georges Boucher (1896–1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Charles Hamilton Boucher (1898–1951), Knighted Major-General in the British Indian Army during World War II
- Marcel Boucher (1898–1965), French-American entrepreneur
- Billy Boucher (1899–1958), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Born after 1900
- Andrée Boucher (1937–2007), Canadian municipal politician
- Anthony Boucher (1911–1968), American fiction author
- Bob Boucher (born 1940), British academic
- Claude Boucher (politician) (born 1942), former member of the Quebec National Assembly
- Claude Boucher (diplomat), Canadian diplomat
- Chris Boucher (born 1943), British writer
- Drayton Rogers Boucher (1908–1983), Louisiana politician
- Frank Boucher (1902–1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Jesse L. Boucher (1912–2004), Louisiana businessman and mayor
- H. A. Boucher (1921–2009), American politician
- Jack E. Boucher (born 1931), American photographer
- James Boucher (1910–1955), Irish cricketer
- Jean Boucher (politician) (born 1926), member of the Canadian house of Commons
- Merle Boucher (born 1946), American state politician
- Rick Boucher (born 1946), American national politician
- Robert Boucher (1904–1931), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Sandy Boucher (born 1936), American author, Buddhist and feminist
- Savannah Smith Boucher (born 1943), American actress
- Sherry Boucher (born 1945), American actress
- Born after 1950
- Richard Boucher (born 1951), American government official
- Maurice Boucher (born 1953), Canadian convicted criminal
- Jeff Boucher (born 1957), photographer
- Eric Boucher (born 1958), American punk musician, better known as Jello Biafra
- Gaétan Boucher (born 1958), Canadian Olympic speed skater
- Sylvie Boucher (born 1962), Canadian national politician
- Daniel Boucher (musician) (born 1971), Canadian musician
- Philippe Boucher (born 1973), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Dillon Boucher (born 1975), New Zealand professional basketball player
- Mark Boucher (born 1976), South African cricketer
- Elliott Boucher (born 1977, South African cricketer
- Brian Boucher (born 1977), American professional ice hockey player
- Butterfly Boucher (born 1979), Australian singer-songwriter
- Sebastien Boucher (born 1981), Canadian minor league baseball player
- Anouk Leblanc-Boucher (born 1984), Canadian Olympic speed skater
- Grayson Boucher (born 1984), American professional streetball (basketball variant) entertainer
- Lisa-Marie Boucher (born 1984), English actress
- Claude Boucher (living), Canadian diplomat
- Daniel Boucher (politician) (living), Canadian municipal politician
- Jim Boucher, American professional kickboxing competitor and promoter; former World Kickboxing Champion
- Judy Boucher, Caribbean-English singer
- Ron Boucher, Australian rules footballer
- Yvon Boucher, Canadian municipal politician and businessman
- Tom Boucher, Designer of the Concorde 'Total Fuel System'
- Étienne-Alexis Boucher, current member of the Quebec National Assembly, son of Claude Boucher (politician)
- David Boucher (born 1980), French road cyclist
- D.F. Boucher, Brazilian singer (born 1981)
- Candice Boucher (born 1983), South African model
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