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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 [[Anglicisation]]s 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/.<ref>[http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fuqua/ Fuqua Family Genealogy]</ref>
== 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.<ref>[http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/ Fuqua School of Business]</ref>
The [[Fuqua School]] in [[Farmville, Virginia]] was named after J. B. Fuqua after he saved it from financial insolvency.
== References ==
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