Porcher

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Porcher (disambiguation).

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 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
• Francis Peyre Porcher, A medical figure from the American Civil War
• 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 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

• Porcarius