Fuqua

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/.

Notable Fuquas

• Antoine Fuqua, film director
• Chris (Critter) Fuqua, musician, member of Old Crow Medicine Show
• Frenchy Fuqua, football player
• Galba Fuqua, defender in the Battle of the Alamo
• Harvey Fuqua, singer and music industry executive
• Ivan Fuqua, athlete
• J. B. Fuqua, businessman and philanthropist
• Joseph Fuqua, actor
• Matt Fuqua, musician, member of The Afters
• Samuel G. Fuqua, U.S. seaman and Medal of Honor recipient

The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University was named after J. B. Fuqua.

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

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