Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Family name origins & meanings German (of Slavic origin) : from a pet form of a Slavic form of Peter.French (Piché) : variant of Pichet (see Pichette).A Piché or Picher, also called Lamusette, is recorded in Quebec City in 1665. The secondary surname <xref>Dupre</xref> is also known.