Fourcade (surname)
Fourcade is one of several orthographic variants, that began to appear in the 17th century, of the ancient family name Forcade. The name has its origins in the 12th century, in the Kingdom of Navarre, in particular in Béarn in Lower Navarre, after they separated in 1512. Several noble branches of the family were Huguenots following the Reformation in early 16th century Béarn and emigrated to the Kingdom of Prussia, the Netherlands and other Protestant countries following the Edict of Fontainebleau, which revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

Notable people with this name include:

 Bertrand Fourcade (b. 1942), French rugby union player, coach and sports director
 Chase Fourcade (b. 1997), American football quarterback, nephew of John Fourcade
 Henry Georges Fourcade (1865–1948), French surveyor, forester, pioneer of photogrammetry and botanist
 Jean-Pierre Fourcade (b. 1929), French politician
 John Fourcade (b. 1960), American football quarterback, uncle of Chase Fourcade
 Marceau Fourcade (1905–???? ), French rower
 Marie-Madeleine Fourcade (1909–1989), leader of the French Resistance network "Alliance"
 Marion Fourcade (b. 1968), French sociologist
 Martin Fourcade (b. 1988), French biathlete
 Simon Fourcade (b. 1984), French biathlete
 Vincent Fourcade (1934–1992), French interior designer
 Xavier Fourcade (1927–1987), French American contemporary art dealer

References

See also 

 Fourcade (disambiguation)

Surnames of French origin