Lecuyer Family History
Lecuyer Surname Meaning
French (Lécuyer): status name with fused definite article l' from écuyer ‘squire’ a term originally meaning ‘shield-bearer’ (from Latin scutarius a derivative of scutum ‘shield’). This became a status name for a man belonging to the social rank immediately below that of knight. In North America the surname was sometimes translated into English as Cook ; the original term écuyer having lost transparency of meaning it was taken as a noun derivative of the verb cuire ‘to cook’. Compare Lagoy and Lequire .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
