Disher Surname
Approximately 3,090 people bear this surname
Disher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the disher,' one who made dishes, &c, in pewter. This name evidently passed over to America with the Puritans.
John le Discher. Issues of the Exchequer.
Robert le Dishere, London.
Read More About This SurnameDisher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,892 | 1:191,574 | 18,963 |
| Australia | 585 | 1:46,146 | 5,771 |
| Canada | 419 | 1:87,937 | 9,722 |
| New Zealand | 94 | 1:48,174 | 7,829 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 436 | 1:115,180 | 11,357 |
Disher (13) may also be a first name.
Disher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the disher,' one who made dishes, &c, in pewter. This name evidently passed over to America with the Puritans.
John le Discher. Issues of the Exchequer.
Robert le Dishere, London. Riley's Memorials of London.
Margaret le Disheresse, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter le Dissher, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1608. Richard Disher and Lucy Kemis: Marriage Lic. (London).
1693-4. Hector Moore and Elizabeth Disher: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(English) (Pewter) Dish Maker or Seller [Middle English discher(e, &c.; Old English disc, a dish + the agential suff. -ere] We find a fem. form in Piers Plowman, I. 3122—And Rose the dyssheres.
“Maker of Dishes” in Old English. Also seller thereof (Disshere).
A maker of bowls or dishes. It is used in a feminine form as Dyssheres in Piers Plowman.
Disher Demographics
Disher Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Disher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Disher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Disher (Arabic: ديشر, Hindi: दिशेर, Russian: Дишер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Disher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Disher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 143,881st most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,358,429 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Disher are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Disher is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,892 people, or 1 in 191,574. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent live, South Carolina, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Disher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Disher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Disher last name expanded 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Disher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Disher surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Disher surname are 14.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.85% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Disher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $44,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $48,286 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Disher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disher in the Hindi language | ||
| दिशेर | disera | - |
| Disher in the Russian language | ||
| Дишер | diser | - |
| Disher in the Arabic language | ||
| ديشر | dyshr | - |
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