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.

# 631 in the US

Fletcher Rank in US Top 1000

# 298 on Nameberry

Fletcher Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Fletcher Popularity

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

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"