Rusher Surname
Approximately 2,639 people bear this surname
Rusher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rusher,' a thatcher, or perhaps a candlewick maker.
Johannes Ryscher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Rusher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,213 | 1:163,786 | 16,650 |
| England | 263 | 1:211,856 | 18,170 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 462 | 1:108,698 | 10,862 |
Rusher (47) may also be a first name.
Rusher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the rusher,' a thatcher, or perhaps a candlewick maker.
Johannes Ryscher, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
(English) Rush-Worker [Middle English ryscher, from Old English rysc, a rush + the agential suff. -ere]
Richardus Risher, Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See also Rosier.
Rusher Demographics
Average Male Rusher Height
174.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rusher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rusher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rusher occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rusher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rusher is the 164,399th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,761,480 people. The last name Rusher is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Rusher are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 47 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,213 people, or 1 in 163,786. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.
Rusher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rusher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rusher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rusher surname are 16.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.37% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rusher earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.26% less than the national average, earning R 175,236 per year; in United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.83% less than the national average, earning $41,321 CAD per year.
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