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Help[Surname] Re: Juchau name meaning (English)
in reply to a message by Sehentsin
It is probably of Breton origin, there is a noble family Juchault from Brittany.
For place names, there is (today's Polish name) Juchowo, formerly Juchow, in Pommerania.
For place names, there is (today's Polish name) Juchowo, formerly Juchow, in Pommerania.
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Thanks for the additional suggestions (I meant to mention Juchowo, but forgot). Reading the genealogy of the Juchaults (from here: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5531420g.texteImage), I could not find any direct evidence they inhabited Deux-Sèvres, but they originated from Nantes, right next to Deux-Sèvres. However, I think I may have found direct evidence in records that the name Juchau comes from Juchault:
- Pierre Juchault, who lived in Deux-Sèvres in the 17th century, whose last name was alternatively spelled Juchau (here: https://gw.geneanet.org/cecelmich?n=juchault+ou+juchau&oc=2&p=pierre); and
- Louis Juchau, also in Deux-Sèvres in the 17th century, died in England in the 18th century, and whose father was named Isaac Juchault (here: https://gw.geneanet.org/gcarju?n=juchau&oc=&p=louis)
As for the meaning of Juchault, there is another noble line, the du Juchs, that predate the Juchaults (with Alain I du Juch born before 1238: https://gw.geneanet.org/hamety?lang=en&iz=0&p=alain+ier&n=du+juch). While I cannot find any evidence that they are related, the suffix -au is a variant of the adjectival suffix -al. Additionally, the du Juchs are from the town of Le Juch, pronounced luh zhuyk, possibly explaining the pronunciation joo-KOW (or could be a coincidence). Le Juch, according to French Wikipedia, is from Breton yoh, meaning "heap; pile."
- Pierre Juchault, who lived in Deux-Sèvres in the 17th century, whose last name was alternatively spelled Juchau (here: https://gw.geneanet.org/cecelmich?n=juchault+ou+juchau&oc=2&p=pierre); and
- Louis Juchau, also in Deux-Sèvres in the 17th century, died in England in the 18th century, and whose father was named Isaac Juchault (here: https://gw.geneanet.org/gcarju?n=juchau&oc=&p=louis)
As for the meaning of Juchault, there is another noble line, the du Juchs, that predate the Juchaults (with Alain I du Juch born before 1238: https://gw.geneanet.org/hamety?lang=en&iz=0&p=alain+ier&n=du+juch). While I cannot find any evidence that they are related, the suffix -au is a variant of the adjectival suffix -al. Additionally, the du Juchs are from the town of Le Juch, pronounced luh zhuyk, possibly explaining the pronunciation joo-KOW (or could be a coincidence). Le Juch, according to French Wikipedia, is from Breton yoh, meaning "heap; pile."
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