Vacher is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vacher
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Means a cowherd. Name widespread in the Loire. Variants and related forms: Vachet (21) Vachey (71, 21) Vachier (13, 83, 38). Vachet Vachey and can also be considered as cow diminutives. Derivatives Vacher: Vacherat (03), Vacherias (42) Vacherie (19) Vacheron (42, 69, 63) Vacherot (28) Vachery (56).

How popular is Vacher?

Vacher is common in France.

Vacher is ranked 48767 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vachers grew by 11.04294 per cent to 181 since 2000 and ranked 99845 after elevating 2328 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.71 96.32
Vacher is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Mauritius is ahead in terms of density. Around 9775 people have been found who wears Vacher as their family name. Vacher is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
9,568 Thailand8
7,022 Senegal7
46,707 New Zealand5
8,438 China5
22,232 Morocco3
6,270 Hong Kong3
24,766 Scotland2
18,035 Egypt2
24,269 Peru2
118,441 Germany2
23,344 Austria2
6,033 Benin1
7,198 Maldives1
107,212 South Africa1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
492,292 Ukraine1
2,374 Bermuda1
31,207 Ireland1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
3,071 Jersey1
2,309 Monaco1
19,810 Croatia1
2,724 New Caledonia1
3,214 Niger1
11,510 Oman1
36,678 Singapore1
77,122 Sweden1
53,505 Turkey1
25,746 Finland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,645 Luxembourg26
68,343 Spain23
69,202 Netherlands18
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,811 Australia97
78,184 Italy67
52,053 Canada59
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Vacher:
12,911 England462
94,767 United States241
1,344 Mauritius182
9,314 Switzerland126
151,969 India111
8,701 Chile108
Countries with thousands of Vacher:
671 France8,119
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Daughter Amalia Vacher from Messina, Italy aboard the Burgundia from Naples. She is registered to be 15 years old when she arrived in New York on January 25, 1894. Benedetta Vacher, aged 19, Daughter Elena Vacher, Felicia Vacher, aged 54, Giuseppa Vacher (23) Daughter, are others that migrated to US.

Comments

E
Elly Parrinello
cowherd means the cowherd: Jobs became patronymic name.

Vacher Namesakes

  • Étienne Vacherot, Philosopher
  • Polly Vacher, Aviator
  • Polly Vacher, Aviator
  • André Vacheresse, Basketball Player

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