How common is the surname Asher?

13,371 people in the United States had the surname Asher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,091 Americans. It ranked 2,695th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Asher?

Jay Asher, American author of young adult novels, followed by John Asher.

Where is the surname Asher most common?

Wikidata records people named Asher in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

How do you pronounce Asher?

Asher is /ˈæ.ʃɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Asher getting more or less common?

More common. 12,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,371 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Asher also a first name?

Yes. Asher is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Asher

A Hebrew surname, carried by 13,371 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæ.ʃɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex A260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Asher is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

Borrowed from Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,371 people named Asher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,091 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,710.

#2,695

rank among US surnames

13,371

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,611)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,686	Robb	13,402	23,037
#2,687	Templeton	13,396	23,048
#2,688	Rinehart	13,392	23,054
#2,689	Goetz	13,390	23,058
#2,690	Rhoads	13,389	23,060
#2,691	Bock	13,382	23,072
#2,692	Carrier	13,377	23,080

Who is named Asher

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

89% of people named Asher identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ashers

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jay Asher
American author of young adult novels, born 1975
John Asher
American actor and director, born 1971
David J. Asher
British astronomer, born 1966
Tony Asher
American songwriter and advertising copywriter, born 1939
William Asher
American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter (1921–2012)
Angela Asher
Actor, born 1950
Michael Asher
American conceptual artist (1943-2012)

Notable Ashers come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Asher

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

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Asher come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).
How common is the surname Asher?: 13,371 people in the United States had the surname Asher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,091 Americans. It ranked 2,695th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Asher?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Asher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Asher?: Jay Asher, American author of young adult novels, followed by John Asher.
Where is the surname Asher most common?: Wikidata records people named Asher in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
How do you pronounce Asher?: Asher is /ˈæ.ʃɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Asher getting more or less common?: More common. 12,710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,371 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Asher also a first name?: Yes. Asher is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.