Asher Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Asher Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Asher family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 184
Agricultural Labourer 44
Labourer 19
General Servant 13
Coal Miner 13
Servant 11
Domestic Servant 9
House Keeper 8
Dress Maker 8
Laundress 7
Gardener 7
Blacksmith 7
Ag Labourer 7
Cook 6
Brick Maker 6
Farm Servant 6
General Servant Domestic 5
Milliner 5
Joiner 4
Servant Domestic 4
Nurse 4
Errand Boy 4
Card Room Hand 4
Frame Work Knitter 4
Fitter 4

Asher Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shore 40% 23,739
2 Usher 80% 22,147
3 Asher 100% 9,469
4 Share 40% 4,812
5 Shire 40% 2,895
6 Sheer 60% 2,448
7 Shear 60% 1,928
8 Shier 60% 1,060
9 Shere 60% 376
10 Sher 80% 258
11 Sohier 50% 248
12 Shera 60% 229
13 Sheere 50% 206
14 Shair 40% 170
15 Sheare 50% 144
16 Shaer 60% 131
17 Aisher 83% 122
18 Shar 60% 119
19 Isher 80% 105

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The surname Asher is the 3rd most popular variant of Shore.

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