Last Name PORCHER

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Meaning The porker. a swineherd, lardiner, a feeder of pork. French 'porc,' a hog, pork.
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.
Origin English, French, Irish, Austrian

Rank 29,840 (2000 US census) 28,474 (1990 US census)
Count 743 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 38.49%, or 286 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 56.66%, or 421 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.48%, or 11 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.56%, or 19 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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