Does the surname fletcher denote scottish english or irish ancestry?

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Does the surname fletcher denote scottish english or irish ancestry?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The surname Fletcher was used as early as the 13th century. In 1203 there were Fletchers living in Staffordshire, England. Ralph le Flescher and Nicholas le Fletcher resided in Lincolnshire in 1273.

Occupational surnames may have sprung up any number of places. There is a need for millers and for bakers no matter where you go, and where there is a need for arrows, there will be a need for people to fletch them. My late brother-in-law used to fletch and paint for a small archery shop.