Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PITCHER
There are approximately 5,379 people named Pitcher in the UK. That makes it the 1,955th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 85 are named Pitcher.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
PickardPicard
Picher
Patcher
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Piche
Pichard
Pichere
Pichers
Picheri
Pichar
Picherie
Picherri
Pichery
Pichereau
Pichert
Picharz
Picherd
Pichars
Picheria
Picharo
Pichara
Picheur
Picherns
Picherria
Picharra
Pichauer
The Pitcher surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PITCHER. 1. Some kind of employment—perhaps that of 'pitching,' i.e., roughly pavhig with boulders ; or of applying pitch to ships, &c. 2. An inn sign. 3. " The man who lifts or pitches the reaped corn or hay up into the wagon." Halliwell. A person who excelled in this kind of work would readily acquire the surname.