Descher Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Descher Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the different variants of the Portuguese surname Teixera, meaning 'yew tree'.
Descher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:1,596,735 | 107,304 |
| Germany | 196 | 1:410,742 | 37,603 |
| France | 95 | 1:699,187 | 88,446 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Descher Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the different variants of the Portuguese surname Teixera, meaning 'yew tree'.
- milbernDescher Demographics
Average Descher Salary in
United States
$38,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Descher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Descher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Descher is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Descher.
How Common Is The Last Name Descher? popularity and diffusion
Descher is the 533,524th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Descher are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Descher is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 20 percent are found, Mississippi, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent are found and France, where 16 percent are found.
Descher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Descher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Descher last name increased 783 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Descher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Descher are 7.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.47% registered with the political party.
Descher earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $38,062 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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