The Provencher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,245 people carried this name — #9,949 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,157 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Provencher surname

Provencher: a surname.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Provencher» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Provencher in American newspapers,
1899–1908.

Newspaper page from Luxemburger Gazette carrying the name Provencher
Luxemburger Gazette 1901-06-11
Newspaper page from The Indian Advocate carrying the name Provencher
The Indian Advocate 1908-04-01
Newspaper page from The Evening Times carrying the name Provencher
The Evening Times 1899-02-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,836 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Provencher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul Provencher
    Paul Provencher 1902–1982 · photographer
  • Joseph Norbert Provencher 1787–1853 · Catholic priest
  • Joseph Provencher 1843–1887 · politician
  • François Provencher 1931–2021 · musician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Provencher,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States319 records

319 records of the Provencher name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 129
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 129
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 39
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andre W. Provencher

    Born 1924 in Maine. Enlisted 1943 at Portland; shoe factory worker from York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wayne Thomas Provencher

    Born 1949; from Concord, New Hampshire. U.S. Army, medical equipment repairer; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Damaci Provencher

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the Idaho from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22; soldier. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 319 records for Provencher in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Provencher name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joseph Henri Aime Provencher

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rene Joseph Provencher

    Married 1945 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record J. D. Provencher

    Saskatchewan Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Provencher in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Provencher name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Yvonne Flavie Alphonsine Provencher

    Born 1902 in Moret-sur-Loing (Seine-et-Marne); died 1981 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Madeleine Leonie Claire Provencher

    Born 1905 in Moret-sur-Loing (Seine-et-Marne); died 1990 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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