Släkthistoria för Pougher
Pougher Vad efternamn betyder
probably from Middle English *pougher ‘maker or seller of bags sacks or pouches’ an agent derivative of Middle English pough(e) ‘sack pouch; fish trap’ (Old English pohha ‘bag’). Compare John le Poghwebbesone ‘the bag-weaver's son’ 1306 in Assize Rolls (Staffs). Compare also Poucher with which this name was probably confused in sense and pronunciation. In ER Yorks Pougher is locally pronounced /pauʤə/ as illustrated by the spellings of the name borne by Joseph Powjer 1793 and William Poujer 1832 in IGI (Beverley ER Yorks). These men presumably belong to the same family as Thomas Pougher 1826 in IGI (Beverley ER Yorks). See also Paulger.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
