| ![Show Contents]() Gauche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France
Early Origins of the Gauche familyThe surname Gauche was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this celebrated family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Gauche familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gauche research. Another 170 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1669, 1700, 1763, 1791 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Gauche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gauche Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gochet, Gocher, Gochez, Goché, Gochée, Gochait, Gochaie, Gochaies, Gochey, Gochest, Guchet, Gauchier, Gauche, Gauchet, Gauchot, Gauchelin, Gauchenot, Gauchez, Gaucherel, Gaucheron and many more. Early Notables of the Gauche familyMore information is included under the topic Early Gauche Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gauche RankingIn France, the name Gauche is the 6,006th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Gauche familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Gaucher, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720; Etienne Gaucherot, a French dealer in contraband salt, who was deported to Quebec in 1741; François Gaucher dit Bourdelois, de Tranzac en Saintonge, who married Marie-Geneviè.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gauche (post 1700) | + |
- Glenn Gauche, American politician, Mayor of Yuba City, California, 1955 2
- Brigadier-General Maurice-Henri Gauche (1889-1958), French Head of 2nd Bureau Intelligence, General Staff Army (1935-1940) 3
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