# Belcher (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/belcher/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 28,321 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,243 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,902 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (27,947 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛlt͡ʃɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French, from bel + cher.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Belcher in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Belcher in the United States and Australia.

## People named Belcher

- Mathew Belcher, Australian sailor
- Patricia Belcher, American actress (1954-)
- Angela Belcher, American biochemist, Biological Engineer
- Jovan Belcher, American football player (1987–2012)
- McKinley Belcher III, American actor
- Alan Belcher, American martial artist
- Charles Belcher, American actor (1872-1943)
- Page Belcher, American congressman for Oklahoma (1899–1980)

## Similar surnames

Blocher, Blocker, Blackshear, Belser, Blacker, Belzer, Blizzard, Blosser, Bulger, Bolger, Blaser, Balzer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.