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Porcher is a French language word meaning "swineherd" (from Old French porc), from which a metonymic surname is derived. 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.

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People

  • Robert John Porcher Broughton (1816 - 1911) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864.
  • William Porcher DuBose (1836 - 1918) was an American priest and theologian in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
  • Gilles Porcher de Lissonay (1753 - 1824), count of Richebourg, was a French physician and politician.
  • William Porcher Miles (1822 – 1899) was a United States Representative from South Carolina.
  • Louis Porcher (1940) is a French sociologist.
  • Robert Porcher (1969) is an American former football defensive end.
  • Laurent Porchier (1968) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion.

    • Places

  • Porcher House is a historic home in Cocoa, Florida.
  • Porcher Island is an island in the Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Porchères is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western France.
  • Porcheville is a village and commune in the Yvelines département of northern France.
  • Villeporcher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département of central France.
  • Saint-Porquier is a town and commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne département of France, in the Midi-Pyrénées region.

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