Descher Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Descher Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the different variants of the Portuguese surname Teixera, meaning 'yew tree'.

Descher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Germany1961:410,74237,603
France951:699,18788,446
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Austria211:405,49741,758
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Descher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the different variants of the Portuguese surname Teixera, meaning 'yew tree'.

- milbern

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doescher931,246/
Deuscher93182/
Detscher93173/
Deischer93126/
Diescher93100/
Deschere9380/
Daescher9316/
Deschger931/
Deescher931/
Deschier931/
Deyscher930/
Decher921,512/
Desher92161/
Descer921/
Descherre8822/
Doesscher885/
Deschscer880/
Discher862,978/
Dechert862,474/
Döscher861,916/
Doscher861,252/
Deisher86933/
Dascher86532/
Detcher86323/
Däscher86239/
Deysher86227/
Decherd86136/
Deicher86120/
Deecher8642/
Deycher8630/
Dechere8616/
Diesher868/
Doesher866/
Deshker866/
Dyscher864/
Deacher862/
Descker862/
Decherp862/
Deshert862/
Deasher860/
Daesher860/
Deusher860/
Deser83362/
Decer8342/
Deichert80868/
Dischert80349/
Deitcher80267/
Ditscher80244/
Doyscher80177/
Deatcher80106/
Daschier8030/
Doischer8029/
Dechkerd8010/
Deetcher803/
Dheshker803/
Deitsher803/
Deishier802/
Doeshcer801/
Dishcher801/
Disscher801/
Dethcher801/
Descesre801/
Decherre801/
Deschère801/
Dheisher801/
Dischier801/
Doschier800/
Dasher779,731/
Disher773,090/
Desert772,572/
Dieser771,109/
Deuser771,096/
Desear77810/
Dechir77782/
Dosher77690/
Deiser77598/
Desser77507/
Doeser77277/
Desker77224/
Deceur77149/
Dicher77141/
Dächer7774/
Deseur7769/
Deeser7748/
Desier7743/
Deaser7736/
Dysher7734/
Dycher7718/
Decear7717/
Deszer7717/
Deseer7712/
Desere7711/
Decere7710/
Deshir775/
Decert774/
Deyser772/
Detser771/
Desehr771/
Deceyr771/
Decier771/
Döcher771/
Descre771/
Discer771/
Daecer770/
Diecer770/
Dexher770/
Deecer770/
Duitscher75210/
Dittscher7516/
Dajtscher754/
Deschaire752/
Deshkhere751/
Deisheker751/
Deachkerd751/
Dessert711,680/
Doshier711,064/
Dächert71419/
Dehshir71411/
Ditcher71316/
Deusser71247/
Desiere71169/
Dessier71108/
Daisher71104/
Deisser7176/
Deserre7152/
Doicher7136/
Doisher7133/
Dessere7129/
Döchert7123/
Diesser7119/
Deszert7117/
Deskere7117/
Deesker7116/
Deusker7115/
Deceire7115/
Dasheur7110/
Dashier718/
Doycher716/
Deishir716/
Deicier715/
Doysher714/
Discherová713/
Dishert713/
Dyshere713/
Deshior713/
Deysere713/
Desierd713/
Deceare712/
Deusier712/
Diseher712/
Deitser712/
Dishier711/
Dichert711/
Desserd711/
Descuir711/
Deseare711/
Deseert711/
Deshire711/
Deisier711/
Dassher711/
Daïsher711/
Deetser711/
Dechire711/
Dejszer711/
Deasier711/
Daycher711/
D'Asher711/
D'Heser711/
Dyosher711/
Dychert711/
Desquer711/
Desserz711/
Dezsert711/
Deztser711/
Discier711/
Discere711/
Desyrhe711/
Deciere711/
Dasheer711/
Daysher710/
Decerth710/
Doseher710/
Discker710/
Desseur710/
Doesser710/
Deesser710/
Dasheir710/
Deshoir710/
Deasert710/
Desir6768,543/
Doser672,185/
Daser67906/
Decir67595/
Desserre67497/
Diser67443/
Dycer67252/
Dicer67106/
Dezer6799/
Dyser6797/
Dexer6793/
Döser6748/
Descayre6724/
Didshere6722/
Deskeere6721/
Descaire6720/
Desyr6716/
Doischerová677/
Duitcher676/
Dechaire673/
Doytsher673/
Doyshcer672/
Desseire672/
Deissier672/
Dishcert671/
Disheart671/
Deesquer671/
Deithcer671/
Doessier671/
Desquier671/
Doytcher671/
Doitsher671/
Desierre671/
Deyserre671/
Deisyrhe671/
Dhasheer671/
Ditcherr670/
Daitcher670/

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