Fuqua

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Fuqua is a surname derived from a Franco-Germanic word meaning "guardian folk". The current spelling, and its variants Fuquay and Fewquay, are Anglicisations of the French Fouquet. Several Fouquets are known to have emigrated from France to the United States during the Huguenot period, including Guillame Fouquet, from whom the vast majority of the American Fuquas outside of Louisiana trace their lineage. The most common pronunciations are /few-kway/ or /few-kwa/.^[1]

Notable Fuquas

• Antoine Fuqua, film director
• Charles Fuqua (Charlie) Manuel, former MLB player, current manager of Philadelphia Phillies
• Charlie Fuqua, member of The Ink Spots vocal group
• Chris (Critter) Fuqua, musician, member of Old Crow Medicine Show
• Don Fuqua, retired politician from Florida
• John "Frenchy" Fuqua, American football player, notably for Pittsburgh Steelers
• Galba Fuqua, defender in the Battle of the Alamo
• Harvey Fuqua, singer and music industry executive
• Henry L. Fuqua, Governor of Louisiana
• Ivan Fuqua, athlete
• J. B. Fuqua, businessman and philanthropist
• Joseph Fuqua, actor
• Ade Fuqua musician and athlete
• Matt Fuqua, musician, member of The Afters
• Rich Fuqua, American college basketball player
• Samuel G. Fuqua, U.S. seaman and Medal of Honor recipient
• Matthew Aaron Fuqua, of Louisville, KY.

The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University was named after J. B. Fuqua.^[2]

The Fuqua School in Farmville, Virginia was named after J. B. Fuqua after he saved it from financial insolvency.

References

1. ^ Fuqua Family Genealogy
2. ^ Fuqua School of Business