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poucher Name Meaning and History

English (Lincolnshire): occupational name for a maker of bags and purses, from an agent derivative of Middle English pouche ‘purse’, ‘bag’. In the Middle Ages pouches were a universal personal accessory, as clothing with pockets was unknown.

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Distribution of poucher Families in the US in 1840
Number of poucher families
 12-21
 5-11
 1-4
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1840 US Federal Census records

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