The Fletcher surname is English, thought to be of Anglo-Norman extraction. Fletcher is an occupational name, coming from the French 'flechier' (arrow-maker). It referred to those who added feathers to the shaft of arrows, or made and sold the arrows themselves, and their descendants.
Fletcher, Fletchor, Flesher, Flescher, Fletchar
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Common female occupations for Fletchers in 1921
Dressmaker
1,301
Cotton Weaver
1,274
Domestic Servant
855
Laundress
706
General Servant Domestic
667
Common male occupations for Fletchers in 1921
Coal Miner
1,859
General Labourer
1,207
Agricultural Labourer
1,098
Farmer
924
Farm Labourer
713
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