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 Porchier, Porquier, Porquiez, Pourcher, Pourchaire, Porchet, Porchel, Porchat and Pourchet; and also diminutive forms Porcheray, Porcheret, Porcherot and Porcherel.

People

• Robert John Porcher Broughton (1816 - 1911) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864.
• William Porcher DuBose (1836 - 1918) was an American priest and theologian in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
• Gilles Porcher de Lissonay (1753 - 1824), count of Richebourg, was a French physician and politician.
• William Porcher Miles (1822 – 1899) was a United States Representative from South Carolina.
• Louis Porcher (1940) is a French sociologist.
• Robert Porcher (1969) is an American former football defensive end.
• Laurent Porchier (1968) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.

Places

• Porcher House is a historic home in Cocoa, Florida.
• Porcher Island is an island in the Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada.
• Porchères is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western France.
• Porcheville is a village and commune in the Yvelines département of northern France.
• Villeporcher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département of central France.
• Saint-Porquier is a town and commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne département of France, in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

See also

• Porcarius

References