Porcher

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.

People with the name

 * Frances Porcher (1853–1935), American writer and journalist
 * Frederick Adolphus Porcher (1909–1888), American politician and educator
 * Friedrich Joseph Porcher (1814–1877), German sculptor and painter
 * Georg Porcher (1860–1936), Prussian district administrator
 * George Du Pré Porcher (c. 1823–1876), English cricketer and barrister
 * Gilles Porcher de Lissonay (1753–1824), count of Richebourg, French physician and politician
 * Jean Porcher (1892-1966), French historian
 * Jocelyne Porcher (born 1956), French sociologist and zootechnician
 * Josias Du Pré Porcher (c. 1761–1820), English politician
 * Louis Porcher (1940–2014), French sociologist
 * Marcel Porcher (born 1947), French lawyer and politician
 * Marion Porcher (born 1992), French cyclist
 * Mazÿck Porcher Ravenel (1862–1946), American physician and professor
 * Robert Porcher (born 1969), American football defensive end
 * Robert John Porcher Broughton (1816–1911), English amateur cricketer
 * Thomas Porcher (born 1977), French economist
 * Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889–1973), American politician
 * William Porcher Miles (1822–1899), American politician
 * William Porcher DuBose (1836–1918), American priest and theologian