PACKER

PACKER. Halliwell says, a person " employed in barrelling or imcTiincj up herrings." In London, the occupation of the "packer-and-i:)resser " is a well-known and lucrative one. Le Packere and Packare are in H.R. A less desirable derivation is from the A-Sax. pceca a cheat or deceiver.

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