Bratcher Family History
Bratcher Name Meaning
English (Hampshire): variant of Bracher from an agent derivative of Middle English brech ‘land broken up for cultivation’ (Old English brǣc brēc) denoting a dweller by newly cultivated land. Americanized form of Swiss German Bretscher . Americanized form of South German Bratscher: nickname derived from Swabian dialect bratschen ‘to prattle’ a cognate of Braasch . The surname Bratscher is very rare in Germany.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022