Bouchet Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Bouchet last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Bouchet last name
Meaning of the Bouchet last name: thicket. Bouchet is a French surname from bosc, "wood", for someone living by a small wood or thicket, or from a place named Le Bouchet. It is common in central and eastern France. Related last names include Boschet, Bousquet and Bosquet.
Arms associated with the Bouchet name
French heraldry loved the fleur-de-lis, the lion and bold bands of colour, and coats of arms associated with the Bouchet surname grew in that tradition; even the words of a blazon come from Old French.
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Bouchet name FAQ
What does the Bouchet name mean?
Thicket. Common variants include Bosquet, Boschet.
Where does the Bouchet surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Bouchet coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Bouchet coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).