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Fecher Name Meaning

German: occupational name for a surveyor of fish pens, from a noun derivative of Middle High German vach ‘compartment’, ‘division’, in fishing, an area of water penned off with logs.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Becher, Pecher, Fechter, Recher, Zecher, Fechner, Kocher, Mescher

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Fecher Family Origin

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Fecher Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    20%

  • Blacksmith

    7%

  • Brickmason

    7%

  • Cabinet Maker

    7%

In 1880, Farmer, Blacksmith and Brickmason were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Fecher. The most common Fecher occupation in the USA was Farmer. 20% of Fecher's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Fecher family was Cabinet Maker.

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Fecher Life Expectancy

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