Find out how popular the last name Ascher is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ascher.

Ascher, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ascher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ascher in America

Ascher is the 21105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ascher surname appeared 1,244 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ascher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ascher to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ascher

The surname ASCHER is of German origin, derived from the Old German word "asch" meaning "ash tree." It is believed to have originated in the 12th or 13th century as a name given to people living near an ash tree or in an area known for its abundance of ash trees.

In its earliest recorded instances, the name appeared with various spellings such as Ascher, Aescher, and Escher. These variations were common due to the lack of standardized spelling conventions in medieval times. The name was first documented in the German regions of Bavaria and Saxony.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the ASCHER surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, dating back to the 13th century. This document references an individual named "Conradus Ascher" from the town of Zwickau.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in the city records of Nuremberg, where a prominent family of goldsmiths and engravers bore the ASCHER surname. One notable member of this family was Georg Andreas Ascher, born in 1646, who was a renowned goldsmith and engraver in Nuremberg.

Another significant figure associated with the ASCHER name was Johann Baptist Ascher, a German-born composer and pianist who lived from 1834 to 1890. He is best known for his piano compositions and operas, which were popular in his time.

In the 19th century, the ASCHER surname also gained prominence in the field of chess. Adolf Ascher, born in 1835 in Germany, was a chess master and author of several chess books and articles.

Across various historical records, the ASCHER name has also been linked to places like Aschersleben, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which likely derived its name from the same Old German word "asch," indicating the presence of ash trees in the area.

While the ASCHER surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. Notable individuals with this surname include the American screenwriter and director Elliot Ascher, the British writer and historian Rebecca Ascher, and the German-born American artist and sculptor Michael Ascher.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ascher

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ascher.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ascher was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ascher has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ascher was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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