# Pilcher (surname)

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

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,391 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,329 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 57,271 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (5,302 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname, from pilch + -er.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pilcher 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Pilcher in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Pilcher

- Percy Pilcher, British aviator (1866–1899)

## Similar surnames

Pletcher, Pilger, Pellegrino, Pilgrim, Pellegrini, Pelzer, Pellegrin, Pflueger, Policarpio.

## 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.