Fletcher

== English == === Etymology === English occupational surname from the noun fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Sometimes confused with Flesher. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈflɛt͡ʃɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛtʃə(ɹ) Homophone: fletcher === Proper noun === Fletcher (countable and uncountable, plural Fletchers) A surname originating as an occupation, from the profession of fletcher. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in California. An unincorporated community in McLean County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Indiana. A town in Henderson County, North Carolina. A village in Miami County, Ohio. A town in Comanche County, Oklahoma. A town in Franklin County, Vermont. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia. A farming community in Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada. An outer western suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Fletcher is the 382nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 83,063 individuals. Fletcher is most common among White (72.86%) and Black/African American (20.92%) individuals.