Släkthistoria för Goucher
Goucher Vad efternamn betyder
English:: topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch drain or stream from Middle English gote ‘watercourse’ + -ier synonymous with Middle English atte Gote. This type of topographic name with the -(i)er suffix was common in Sussex and Kent. occupational name for a goat herd from Middle English gote ‘goat’ + the suffix -ier. perhaps occasionally a nickname from Middle English gode ‘good’ + chere ‘face’ (Old French chier) for someone with a pleasant or cheerful appearance. in some cases possibly also an Anglicized form of French Gautier.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
