Catcheside Family History
Catcheside Surname Meaning
From Catcherside in Kirkwhelpington (Northumb), which is recorded as Calcherside in 1270, Calchersyde in 1401, and Cachersyde in 1595. The place-name contains Middle English side ‘side hill-side’ (Old English sīde).
Possibly with Middle English *cald-chere ‘cold cheer’ as the qualifying element.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
