Last Name BELCHER

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Meaning	Nickname: Belshire, grandfather, or perhaps 'belchere,' good friend. 'Bel-chere,' good cheer, fine entertainment; a happier name than to be a Belcher, and swell with pride or passion.

Origin	English, French, Irish, Falkland, Haitian, Zimbabwean

Rank	1,149 (2000 US census)	1,073 (1990 US census)

Count	27,947 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

82.05%, or 22931 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
14.41%, or 4027 total occurrences, as black,
0.29%, or 81 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.5%, or 140 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.3%, or 363 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.45%, or 405 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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