Disher Surname

143,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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.

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Disher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8921:191,57418,963
Australia5851:46,1465,771
Canada4191:87,9379,722
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
England421:1,326,62059,571
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland391:95,9804,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:115,18011,357

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Maker of Dishes” in Old English. Also seller thereof (Disshere).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A maker of bowls or dishes. It is used in a feminine form as Dyssheres in Piers Plowman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Disher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 143,881st most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,358,429 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,892 people, or 1 in 191,574. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, South Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Disher occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Disher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Disher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Disher surname expanded 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Disher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Disher surname are 14.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.85% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Discher922,978/
Deisher92933/
Daisher92104/
Doisher9233/
Diesher928/
Dishert923/
Diseher922/
Dishier921/
Diser91443/
Dishe91240/
Dischert86349/
Ditscher86244/
Deischer86126/
Diescher86100/
Doischer8629/
Didshere8622/
Deitsher863/
Deishier862/
Dishcert861/
Dishcher861/
Disheart861/
Disscher861/
Dheisher861/
Doitsher861/
Dischier861/
Dieser831,109/
Disser831,082/
Deiser83598/
Duiser83385/
Desher83161/
Diseur83142/
Dicher83141/
Daiser83128/
Dusher8386/
Dische8365/
Disert8345/
Dysher8334/
Dhiser8332/
Disere8318/
Dishey8315/
Dishea8315/
Diszer8312/
Didshe836/
Disier835/
Daishe835/
Dieshe835/
Dishes834/
Dishir834/
Dished832/
Diserh831/
Dishei831/
Dishet831/
Discer831/
Diserd830/
Dise801,020/
Duitscher80210/
Dittscher8016/
Duscher771,082/
Descher77605/
Ditcher77316/
Däscher77239/
Deysher77227/
Ditsche77213/
Düscher77147/
Dissert77125/
Deicher77120/
Disiere7781/
Deisser7776/
Duijser7771/
Doicher7736/
Duitser7735/
Diesser7719/
Dishesh779/
Deishir776/
Duesher774/
Doysher774/
Dyscher774/
Dyshere773/
Duisert772/
Dushier772/
Didsere772/
Deshert772/
Deishez772/
Deitser772/
Disgeer772/
Dissere772/
Dishire771/
Dichert771/
Deisier771/
Duszher771/
Disheid771/
Daisser771/
Ditsere771/
Dyosher771/
Discier771/
Discere771/
Disches771/
Daysher770/
Dischet770/
Deasher770/
Deusher770/
Disseur770/
Discherová753/
Disha7323,622/
Diche732,525/
Diese731,365/
Dizer731,330/
Deise731,287/
Disse731,185/
Daise731,104/
Dishi731,031/
Doise73926/
Deshe73635/
Düser73625/
Ditse73536/
Deser73362/
Diseh73261/
Diose73251/
Diçer73146/
Disez73126/
Dişer73116/
Dicer73106/
Dhise73100/
Dyser7397/
Disep7394/
Duser7384/
Didse7334/
Disea7332/
Dixer7331/
Disee7323/
Disir7322/
Dishy7321/
Diset7321/
Dises7318/
Disie7314/
Dičer739/
Dihse737/
Duise736/
Disei734/
Disey734/
Disej733/
Disih732/
Dizse731/
Disce731/
Dihze731/
Deichert71868/
Deitcher71267/
Deuscher71182/
Doyscher71177/
Detscher71173/
Duescher71172/
Deschere7180/
Deitsche7114/
Doischerová717/
Duitcher716/
Doytsher713/
Doyshcer712/
Didshire712/
Deissier712/
Diseasre711/
Distsche711/
Deschger711/
Deescher711/
Deithcer711/
Daissehe711/
Daissier711/
Deisyrhe711/
Ditcherr710/
Deyscher710/
Daitcher710/
Desert672,572/
Decher671,512/
Deuser671,096/
Daisey671,031/
Daiche671,008/
Daishi67897/
Desear67810/
Dysert67601/
Daisie67517/
Ditscheid67513/
Desser67507/
Diesse67479/
Ditche67402/
Dusser67316/
D'Isep67273/
Disojh67262/
Duizer67249/
Dissez67172/
Dyszer67145/
Disset67144/
Dishit67119/
Duyser67119/
Daisee67112/
Diseph6797/
Deiche6781/
Detshe6778/
Ditshi6777/
Dächer6774/
Ditsie6772/
Deseur6769/
Dueser6769/
Deißer6769/
Ditscheit6766/
Daisha6765/
Dichet6755/
Daisse6753/
Deeser6748/
Desche6746/
Desier6743/
Diosse6742/
Dissee6741/
Dhyser6739/
Deaser6736/
Dhaise6734/
Dissie6732/
Disses6731/
Deshea6729/
Dieshi6728/
Dizzer6725/
Doiche6723/
Descherre6722/
Deishi6720/
Deshie6720/
Disujh6719/
Dycher6718/
Doizer6718/
Dishaj6718/
Deszer6717/
Diosee6716/
Dissei6715/
Dissey6713/
Dishaa6712/
Deseer6712/
Diosce6712/
Disseh6712/
Desere6711/
Dicier6711/
Désert6711/
Deisze6710/
Disire6710/
Desheh678/
Dittse678/
Diesha677/
Dushir677/
Discha676/
Deshet676/
Diches676/
Doisir676/
Dichir676/
Dhisir676/
Duiseh676/
Deisse675/
Dhidse675/
Dichey675/
Doishi675/
Disett675/
Deshir675/
Dithce675/
Daisei675/
Deisha674/
Deiset674/
Deisey674/
Diesee674/
Duiset674/
Daitse674/
Dhesir674/
Daisir674/
Dajtscher674/
Dissir674/
Désier673/
Deizer673/
Doisey673/
Disseu673/
Dicere673/
Dhisha673/
Diship673/
Diesce673/
Dhishi672/
Disych672/
Dushscher672/
Dayser672/
Deshey672/
Disead672/
Deyser672/
Dissea672/
Duiche672/
Daizer672/
Dücher672/
Doisie672/
Daisce672/
Disich671/
Duyshe671/
Dioshi671/
Diosie671/
Discea671/
Discey671/
Dishai671/
Dishay671/
Dishoi671/
Dixsee671/
Detser671/
Dheshe671/
Daisih671/
Dajser671/
Desehr671/
Duisei671/
Doyser671/
Disiee671/
Deshep671/
Diesey671/
Diesei671/
Decier671/
Descer671/
Doises671/
Doisha671/
Dissih671/
Daicer671/
Daises671/
Dusier671/
Deshei671/
Dichez671/
Dießer671/
Diesea671/
Dhisse671/
Discie671/
Disaih671/
Duisih671/
Deisei671/
Duisse671/
Diocer671/
Disair671/
Diseas671/
Disesh671/
Dishui671/
Deisie671/
Diecir671/
Dieyse671/
Duisee670/
Dixsey670/
Diecer670/
Dyserd670/
Deschscer670/
Dexher670/
Dicerd670/
Daiset670/

Disher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Disher in the Hindi language
दिशेरdisera-
Disher in the Russian language
Дишерdiser-
Disher in the Arabic language
ديشرdyshr-

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