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The surname Fletcher is believed to be from the Germanic pre 7th Century personal name "Fulcher". Its introduction into England was probably by the Normans, and the name translates as "people's army". The spelling from Fulcher to Fletcher may have resulted when the name was recorded.
The name Fletcher is normally associated with arrow making: the Fletcher being responsible for the equipping of the bowman, a medieval supply officer.
One Coat of Arms for Fletcher is given as sable, a cross patonce between four escallops or, on a chief gules, a lion passant and a crescent for difference, both of the second.
The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert le Flecher, dated 1203, in Staffordshire, England during the reign of King John.
It is also possible that the surname" Fletcher " was anglicised from the word" flecha" which means "arrow" in Spanish and those that bore the name would have been "archers" from the continent a few hundred years previously.
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