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    The surname Ascher

    A surname, carried by 1,244 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A260

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ascher is more common than 87% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,244 people named Ascher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,188 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,228.

    #21,105
    rank among US surnames
    1,244
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #20,180)

    Who is named Ascher

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Ascher identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Aschers

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kenneth Ascher
      American musician, born 1944
    • Leo Ascher
      Austrian composer (1880-1942)

    Notable Aschers come mostly from the United States (1) and Austria (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ascher

    Ascher has the Soundex code A260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A260.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Ascher?
    1,244 people in the United States had the surname Ascher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,188 Americans. It ranked 21,105th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ascher?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ascher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Ascher?
    Kenneth Ascher, American musician, followed by Leo Ascher.
    Where is the surname Ascher most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ascher in the United States and Austria.
    Is the surname Ascher getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,244 in 2010, up 1.3%.