Ussher Surname
Approximately 2,819 people bear this surname
Ussher Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Doorkeeper [Middle English uschere, uss(h)er, Old French ussier (French huissier), Latin ostiarius, doorkeeper] The usshers and the squiers been y-goon [gone].—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, F 293.
Ussher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| United States | 434 | 1:835,159 | 63,868 |
| New Zealand | 325 | 1:13,933 | 2,424 |
| Australia | 266 | 1:101,488 | 11,453 |
| England | 156 | 1:357,167 | 25,626 |
| Argentina | 107 | 1:399,471 | 30,635 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Ireland | 79 | 1:59,607 | 4,006 |
| Northern Ireland | 53 | 1:34,812 | 3,411 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 103 | 1:43,008 | 3,844 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Ussher (10) may also be a first name.
Ussher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Doorkeeper [Middle English uschere, uss(h)er, Old French ussier (French huissier), Latin ostiarius, doorkeeper] The usshers and the squiers been y-goon [gone].—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, F 293.
Of Norman origin this family has been in Ireland since the fourteenth century and has produced a number of distinguished men. Bibl; MIF 275; IF 302*
This family, of which the celebrated Archbishop of Armagh was a member, settled in Ireland temp. King John; and the patriarch of the race is said to have adopted the surname in consequence of his having held the office of usher to that monarch. B.L.G.
Or Neville. James U. the celebrated Archbishop of Armagh, was a son of A. Ussher, one of the six clerks in Chancery, descended from a branch of the Norman family of De Neville, which assumed the name of Le Uschere or Le Huissier, from the office of Ostiarius granted to them by King John. Of this family was the gallant Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher.
Ussher or Uscher was the name of a family owning property in Morpeth parish in the 14th and 15th centuries (H).
Ussher Demographics
Average Ussher Salary in
United States
$51,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ussher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ussher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ussher is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ussher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 155,451st most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,585,153 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Ussher reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ussher is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Besides Ghana this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and New Zealand, where 12 percent are found.
Ussher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ussher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ussher last name expanded 5,425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 23 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ussher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ussher last name is predominantly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ussher last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ussher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.91% more than the national average, earning R 365,760 per year; in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $57,596 CAD per year.
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