Pitcher Family History
Pitcher Name Meaning
English (mainly eastern and southern): from an agent derivative of Middle English pich ‘pitch’ hence an occupational name for a caulker one who sealed the seams of ships or barrels with pitch. Possibly from German Pitscher from a short form of a personal name formed with Old High German bītan ‘to endure’ or bittan ‘to wish or ask for’ or from a variant of Pietsch .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022