Canche Family History
Canche Name Meaning
Amerindian (Mexico; Canché): Mayan name from a Castilianized form of the name of a mangrove shrub (Conocarpus erectus) called in English buttonwood or button mangrove. Alternatively perhaps from a Castilianized form of a term based on the word che' ‘wood stick’ denoting either a raised seedbed or floorboards that serve to beat and cut cobs.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022