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PILCHER

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There are approximately 2,588 people named Pilcher in the UK. That makes it the 3,675th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 41 are named Pilcher.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Pilcher surname in historical dictionaries

A maker of pilches, a kind of great coat or upper garment, in use in the fourteenth century. "After gret heat cometh cold, No man cast his pylch away."--Chaucer.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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