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Origin of Atcher Total Records: 3  Origin of Atcher, Meaning of Atcher Origin: Thacker' and its cognates 'Thatcher' and 'Thacher' are English tradenames. The words stem ultimately from the Indoeuropean roots 'teg' and 'tog' meaning 'to cover from the top.' The Greek forms are 'stego' 'to cover' and 'stege' 'a covering.' Latin forms are 'toga' 'robe' and 'tegula' 'tile.' Other English words from the same root are 'deck,' 'integumentary,' stegnosis,' 'Stegosaurus,' 'thatch' and 'tog. Surnames: Thacher, Thacker, Thatcher Submitted by: Ralph W. Thacker Origin of Atcher, Meaning of Atcher Origin: The Goacher family has roots in the Sussex area of England back as far as 1544. British researchers believe that the Goachers were part of the Hugenot emigration from France to Britain at the end of the 13th and beginning of the 14th Century. It is believed that they came as ironworkers. Iron was extensively worked in many areas of Sussex in the middle ages. Surnames: Goacher, Goatcher, Gochar, Gocher, Gotcher, Gotier, Goucher, Gudger Submitted by: Origin of Atcher, Meaning of Atcher Origin: "The Keeper of the Sacks" Surnames: Satcher Submitted by: Satcher 12/2/2008 7:14 AM Page 1 of 1

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