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Belcher

in Pennsylvania

There are 434 people with the last name "Belcher" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Belcher 2,904
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  1. is 2,900th most common Pisano
  2. is 2,901st most common Reis
  3. is 2,902nd most common Schantz
  4. is 2,903rd most common Shull
  5. is 2,904th most common Belcher
  6. is 2,905th most common Gilliam
  7. is 2,906th most common Kaufmann
  8. is 2,907th most common Kellogg
  9. is 2,908th most common Nice

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Belcher

Robert, Edward, John, Brian, James, Donna, Joseph, Michael, Charles, Donald

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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