Brecher Family History
Brecher Name Meaning
English: variant of Brach 2 from Middle English breche Old English brǣc brēc ‘newly cultivated land’ the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an agent derivative of German brechen ‘to break’ an occupational name for someone who crushed hemp or flax or a nickname for a law breaker or evildoer. German: topographic name for someone living near a crevice or fissure.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022