Fletcher (surname)
Fletcher is a surname of French, English, Scottish, and Irish origin. The name is a regional (La Flèche) and an occupational name for an arrowsmith (a maker and or seller of arrows), derived from the Old French "flecher" (in turn from Old French "fleche" "arrow"). The English word was borrowed into the Goidelic languages, leading to the development of the Scottish name "Mac an Fhleisteir" (also spelt "Mac an Fhleisdeir"), "the arrowsmith's son". Fletcher was not necessarily the surname of a Fletcher/Arrowsmith, for example, "John Little the Blacksmith", "Smith" not been his actual surname. The earliest  record of the name is Jean de la Flèche (c.1030 – c.1097), a Norman noble from La Flèche, where he became its first Seigneur (lord) and held its original castle (the current one, on the same site is from the 15th century). He was father of Elias I, Count of Maine and a great grandfather of King Henry II. Jean de la Flèche was given land in England for services by William the Conqueror and some of his decedents and family settled in Yorkshire, England following the Norman Conquest. There is a record of a Robert "le Flecher" in 1203 (in  the "Assize Court Rolls of Staffordshire", during the reign of King John), William "Flecher’" also in 1203, and Peter "le flechier" in 1227. The name is often confused with "Flesher", due to the phonetic similarity. Also, one of the names of the main antagonist in the Tamil movie "Dasavathaaram", starring Kamal Haasan