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Belcher

in Illinois

There are 743 people with the last name "Belcher" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Belcher 1,438
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  1. is 1,434th most common Sotelo
  2. is 1,435th most common Baer
  3. is 1,436th most common Baran
  4. is 1,437th most common Coffman
  5. is 1,438th most common Belcher
  6. is 1,439th most common Hauser
  7. is 1,440th most common Clifton
  8. is 1,441st most common Head
  9. is 1,442nd most common Mcneil

Similar Names and Nicknames

Belcastro, Belch, Belcourt, Balcer, Bolker, Bolcer, Balciar, Bilker, Belcik, Belczyk

Most Common First Names for Belcher

Michael, John, David, Ronald, Linda, Richard, Debra, Gary, Mary, Sherry

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French beu, bel ‘fair’, ‘lovely’ + chere ‘face’, ‘countenance’. Although it originally meant ‘face’, the word chere later came to mean also ‘demeanor’, ‘disposition’ (hence English cheer), and the nickname may thus also have denoted a person of pleasant, cheerful disposition. There has been some confusion with Bowser.
  • 2. nickname for someone given to belching. See Balch.

    • FOREBEARS Andrew Belcher came before 1654 from London, England, to Cambridge, MA, where he kept a tavern. His family was originally from Wiltshire. His descendant Jonathan Belcher (1682–1757), a weathy merchant, was governor of MA and NH. Subsequently, as governor of NJ, he was one of the founders of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton).

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