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Fouquet or Foucquet is a French surname.

Many immigrants to America anglicized their surname to either Fuqua or Fuquay upon arrival in America. [1]

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 613. ISBN   9780199771691.