Touche (surname)

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Touche is a French surname, related to Touchet and Touchette. [1]

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  1. Hanks, Patrick, ed. (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. p. 491. ISBN   9780195081374 . Retrieved 4 April 2017 via Google Books.