Porcher is a

French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...

word meaning "swineherd" (from

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

''porc''), from which a

metonymic Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Etymology The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name' ...

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

is derived.Reaney, Percy Hide & Wilson, Richard Middlewood.
A Dictionary of English Surnames.
' (Routledge, 1991), p. 358. 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

* (1753–1824), count of Richebourg, French physician and politician *

Josias Du Pré Porcher Josias Du Pré Porcher (''ca.'' 1761 – 4 May 1820) was an English politician. After following his uncle into the service of the British East India Company, he became wealthy and returned to England, although he was frustrated in an attempt to o ...

(c. 1761 – 1820), English politician *

Robert John Porcher Broughton Robert John Porcher Broughton (11 July 1816 – 15 June 1911) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864. Robert Broughton was born at Farnham in Surrey and educated at Harrow School and Clare College, Ca ...

(1816–1911), English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864 *

William Porcher Miles William Porcher Miles (July 4, 1822 – May 11, 1899) was an American politician who was among the ardent states' rights advocates, supporters of slavery, and Southern secessionists who came to be known as the "Fire-Eaters." He is notable for h ...

(1822–1899), United States Representative from South Carolina *

William Porcher DuBose William Porcher DuBose (April 11, 1836 – August 18, 1918) was an American priest, author, and theologian in the Episcopal Church in the United States. After service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, in which he becam ...

(1836–1918), American priest and theologian in the Protestant Episcopal Church * (1940–2014), French sociologist *

Laurent Porchier Laurent Porchier (born 27 June 1968 in Bourg-de-Péage) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Porchier won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless four at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially ...

(born 1968), French competition rower and Olympic champion *

Robert Porcher Robert Porcher (; born July 30, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina State Bulldogs under ...

(born 1969), American football defensive end *

Thomas Porcher Thomas Porcher (born 5 July 1977) is a French economist and author. He is a member of the heterodox association of economists called Économistes atterrés. Early life and education Thomas Porcher's father was a management teacher of Vietna ...

(born 1977), French economist *

David Porcher David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(born 1997), Scottish Paralympic athlete at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

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