Majcher

See also: majcher

English

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Polish Majcher, from Melchior, from Latin Melchior.

Proper noun

Majcher (plural Majchers)

1. A surname from Polish.

Related terms

• Majchrzak, Majchrowicz, Maichrowitz

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Majcher is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Majcher is most common among White (97.69%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Majcher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 494.

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈmajxɛr/

Proper noun

Majcher m pers (female equivalent Majcherka)

1. (Kuyavia) Alternative form of Melchior; a male given name

Further reading

• Józef Bliziński (1860) “Majcher”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625
• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “Majcher”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 273