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There are approximately 203 people named Kercher in the UK. That makes it the 14,784th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 3 are named Kercher.

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

Corchero
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Corecher
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Corcher
Curtcher
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Courchier
Corchiere
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The Kercher surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

Gaelic, carcar; Welsh, carchar, a prison; Anglo-Saxon, cark, a prison; carker, a jailor.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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