How common is the surname Disher?

1,229 people in the United States had the surname Disher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. It ranked 21,320th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Disher?

Catherine Disher, British actress, followed by Karen Disher.

Where is the surname Disher most common?

Wikidata records people named Disher in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Disher getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,229 in 2010, down 11%.

The surname Disher

A surname, carried by 1,229 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Disher is more common than 86.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,229 people named Disher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,387.

#21,320

rank among US surnames

1,229

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-11.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,397)

Who is named Disher

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

94% of people named Disher identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dishers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherine Disher
British actress, born 1960
Karen Disher
American story board artist and film director, born 1972

Notable Dishers come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Disher

Disher has the Soundex code D260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D260.

Questions

How common is the surname Disher?: 1,229 people in the United States had the surname Disher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,217 Americans. It ranked 21,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Disher?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Disher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Disher?: Catherine Disher, British actress, followed by Karen Disher.
Where is the surname Disher most common?: Wikidata records people named Disher in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Disher getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,229 in 2010, down 11%.