Bircher

See also: bircher

English

Etymology 1

Habitational surname, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + ōfer (“ridge”).

Proper noun

Bircher (plural Birchers)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Bircher muesli

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bircher is the 34495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 656 individuals. Bircher is most common among White (83.69%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From Birch +‎ -er.

Noun

Bircher (plural Birchers)

1. A supporter of the John Birch Society.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bircher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.