Fourcade (surname)

Fourcade is one of several orthographic variants, that began to appear in the 17th century, of the ancient family name Forcade.^[1]^{[better source needed]} The name has its origins in the 12th century, in the Kingdom of Navarre, in particular in Béarn in Lower Navarre, after they separated in 1512.^{[citation needed]} Several noble branches of the family were Huguenots following the Reformation in early 16th century Béarn and emigrated to the Kingdom of Prussia, the Netherlands and other Protestant countries following the Edict of Fontainebleau, which revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people with this name include:

Bertrand Fourcade (b. 1942), French rugby union player, coach and sports director
Chase Fourcade (b. 1997), American football quarterback, nephew of John Fourcade
Henry Georges Fourcade (1865–1948), French surveyor, forester, pioneer of photogrammetry and botanist
Jean-Pierre Fourcade (b. 1929), French politician
John Fourcade (b. 1960), American football quarterback, uncle of Chase Fourcade
Marceau Fourcade (1905–????), French rower
Marie-Madeleine Fourcade (1909–1989), leader of the French Resistance network "Alliance"
Marion Fourcade (b. 1968), French sociologist
Martin Fourcade (b. 1988), French biathlete
Simon Fourcade (b. 1984), French biathlete
Vincent Fourcade (1934–1992), French interior designer
Xavier Fourcade (1927–1987), French American contemporary art dealer

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^ "Surname Database: Fourcade Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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[1] "Surname Database: Fourcade Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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