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Fletcher
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fletcher
English
Etymology
English occupational surname from the noun en fletcher arrow-maker. Sometimes confused with en Flesher.
Pronunciation
en /ˈflɛt͡ʃɚ/ US
en ɛtʃə(ɹ) 2
en fletcher
Proper noun
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en occupations, from the profession of fletcher.
en male surnames.
en Max Matza 2025-08-29 A 'joyful' girl and a boy who loved sports - Victims in Minneapolis shooting identified w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv0egk8d1ro Two children who were killed in an attack on a Catholic school in Minneapolis have been identified by their parents as Harper Moyski, a "joyful" big sister, and Fletcher Merkel, who loved "any sport that he was allowed to play". https://web.archive.org/web/20250829035544/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv0egk8d1ro
en number of places c/USA:
en ghost town s/California.
en unincorporated community co/McLean County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community co/Fulton County s/Indiana.
en town co/Henderson County s/North Carolina. TopoZone: Fletcher, North Carolina
en village co/Miami County s/Ohio.
en town co/Comanche County s/Oklahoma.
en town co/Franklin County s/Vermont.
en unincorporated community co/Madison County s/Virginia.
en unincorporated community co/Jackson County s/West Virginia.
en farming community in Chatham-Kent, south-western p/Ontario c/Canada.
en An outer western <<suburb>> of city/Newcastle in the city:Pref/Newcastle s/New South Wales c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Fletcher checksum Fletcherian Fletcherism Fletcherist Fletcherite fletcherite fletcherize Jessica Fletcher
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fletcher is the 382nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 83,063 individuals. Fletcher is most common among White (72.86%) and Black/African American (20.92%) individuals.
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