Fletcher

English occupational name

"arrow-maker"

Fletcher Origin and Meaning

The name Fletcher is a boy's name of English origin meaning "arrow-maker".

Fletcher is a common surname with a touch of quirkiness; it definitely fits into the So Far Out It's In category--and moving further in all the time along with other occupational names from Parker to Forester.

One notable historical Fletcher is Fletcher Christian, the British seaman and mutineer portrayed on the screen at various times by Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson. A musical namesake is Fletcher Henderson, who was important in the development of big band jazz and swing music.

Fletcher Rank in US Top 1000

# 631 in the US

Fletcher Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 288 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Fletcher

• 631 US 2023
• 288 Nameberry 2025
• 420 Future 2028
• 406 England 2023
• 87 Australia 2024
• 95 New Zealand 2018

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Famous People Named Fletcher

• Fletcher Henderson American big band jazz musician
• Fletcher Pratt American writer
• Fletcher Christian English sailor and mutineer on the HMS Bounty
• Fletcher Bowron 35th Mayor of Los Angeles
• Fletcher Cox American football player
• Fletcher Markle Canadian actor
• Fletcher Farrow Previn son of actress Mia Farrow
• Fletcher William Ponting (b. 2014) son of cricketer Ricky Ponting & Rianna Cantor
• Fletcher Bee Jones (b. 2008), son of actors Jason Jones and Samantha Bee
• Ashton Fletcher Irwin drummer of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer
• Holden Fletcher Fraser son of actor Brendan Fraser
• Robert Fletcher Morrow (b. 2020) son of YouTuber Britneyandbaby

The name Fletcher in Pop Culture

• Fletcher Pumpernickel Quimby main character on TV's "A.N.T. Farm"
• Giles Fletcher character in G. A. Henty's "St. George for England"
• Fletcher O'Leary character on Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
• Philip Fletcher main character in G. A. Henty's "St. Bartholomew's Eve"
• Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher main character in film "Fletch"
• Fletcher Renn the last teleporter in the Skulduggery Pleasant series
• Phineas and Ferb Flynn Fletcher, main characters on TV's "Phineas and Ferb"
• Fletcher main character of the fantasy book series "The Summoner" by Taran Matharu
• Fletcher Blake character in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie/musical "Freaky Friday"