Wascher Surname
Approximately 1,726 people bear this surname
Wascher Surname Definition:
(English, German) One who washed, especially one who washed or bleached flax and wool fibers, and finished cloth.
Wascher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 839 | 1:432,013 | 37,252 |
| Germany | 415 | 1:193,989 | 22,411 |
| Austria | 345 | 1:24,682 | 3,877 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
The alternate forms: Wäscher (489) are calculated separately.
Wascher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, German) One who washed, especially one who washed or bleached flax and wool fibers, and finished cloth.
Wascher Demographics
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Wascher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wascher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wascher is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as: Wäscher. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wascher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,618th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,222,217 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wascher live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Wascher is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 432,013. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 16 percent are found, Illinois, where 15 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 20 percent are found.
Wascher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wascher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wascher surname rose 1,271 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wascher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wascher surname are 16.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wascher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.65% more than the national average, earning $61,432 CAD per year.
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