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Porcher Surname Origin
This name originated with Simon Le Porcher, hereditary grand huntsman to Louis Capel, King of France, from whose official duty of slaying the boar, the name is derived.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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A Porcher Family History Thought:
'He who has no knaves, fools, or beggars in his family was begot by a flash of lightening.' --Old English Proverb