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Bourchier Family History

Bourchier Surname Meaning

Perhaps from Boursières in Haute-Saône. The name was early confused with other surnames especially through loss of /r/ before /s/ and /ʃ/ and may survive in Bouchier, Bowcher, Bowser, and Boozer.

The surname gave rise to a number of minor place-names in Essex: Bourchier's alias Bouchier's Hall in Aldham, Bourchier's Hall in Messing; Bouchier's Grange in Great Coggeshall, Bouchiers Chapel in Tollesbury, Boarstye Fm and Bowser's Hall in Rivenhall (Essex), and Boose's Green in Colne Engayne.

Perhaps a variant of Burchard or else Burcher (see Bircher). Compare Bouchier and Boucher, which may be other forms of the same name.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Bourchier families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bourchier family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Bourchier families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 8 Bourchier families living in Middlesex. This was about 15% of all the recorded Bourchier's in United Kingdom. Middlesex had the highest population of Bourchier families in 1891.
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What did your Bourchier ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Bourchier. 62% of Bourchier women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    62%
  • Private Means
    29%
  • Incapacitated
    10%

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Between 1975 and 1996, in the United States, Bourchier life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Bourchier in 1975 was 59, and 92 in 1996.

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