Usher Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Usher Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Usher family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 41
General Servant Domestic 33
Living On Own Means 30
Dress Maker 25
Coal Miner Hewer 25
Housemaid Domestic 21
Carpenter 17
Farmer 17
Cook Domestic 13
Domestic Servant 13
Scholar 13
Tailor 12
Dressmaker 12
Charwoman 11
House Painter 11
Railway Porter 11
Agricultural Labourer 11
Bricklayer Labourer 10
House Maid Domestic 10
Servant Domestic 10
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 10
Tailoress 9
Laundress Wash 9
House Keeper 8
House Keeper Domestic 8

Usher Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shore 40% 23,739
2 Usher 100% 22,147
3 Asher 80% 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 Ussher 83% 132
17 Shaer 60% 131
18 Aisher 67% 122
19 Shar 60% 119
20 Isher 80% 105

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The surname Usher is the 2nd most popular variant of Shore.

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