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Coache Family History

Coache Surname Meaning

French Canadian: altered form of Hungarian Kovacs ‘blacksmith’ or of a Hungarized form of the Slavic cognate Kovač (see Kovac). Compare Coash.

In some cases possibly also northern French: from the Norman and Picard term for a damson probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of plums.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Coache families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Coache family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Coache families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 9 Coache families living in Sussex. This was about 47% of all the recorded Coache's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Coache families in 1891.
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What did your Coache ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Cultivateur was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Coache. 80% of Coache men worked as a Cultivateur.

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Cultivateur
    80%
  • Constable
    20%

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There are 884 census records available for the last name Coache. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Coache census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 100 immigration records available for the last name Coache. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 607 military records available for the last name Coache. For the veterans among your Coache ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Coache lifespan?

Between 1965 and 2003, in the United States, Coache life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Coache in 1965 was 69, and 84 in 2003.

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