As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

FLESHER. A butcher ; a word still m use iu the North. In the II.R. the umne is sometimes written Le Flesmongere, the ncshmongcr. In Old Scotch, pschour was a, liangman or executioner— carnilex.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Occupational name

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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