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PITCHER

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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

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The Pitcher surname in historical dictionaries

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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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