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    The surname Scher

    A surname, carried by 3,222 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex S600

    Scher: #10,006 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Scher #10,006, 3,222 people Scher: #10,006 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Scher #10,006, 3,222 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Scher is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,222 people named Scher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,824 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,827.

    #10,006
    rank among US surnames
    3,222
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14%
    change since 2000 (was #10,438)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,997Sword3,22595,735
    #9,998Jaques3,22495,765
    #10,001Dubon3,22395,794
    #10,006Cortinas3,22295,824
    #10,011Frawley3,22195,854
    #10,013Eisele3,22095,884
    #10,015Ducote3,21995,913

    Who is named Scher

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

    96% of people named Scher identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Schers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Paula Scher
      American graphic designer (born 1948)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Scher

    Scher has the Soundex code S600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Scher?
    3,222 people in the United States had the surname Scher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,824 Americans. It ranked 10,006th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Scher?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Scher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Scher?
    Paula Scher, American graphic designer (born 1948).
    Where is the surname Scher most common?
    Wikidata records people named Scher in the United States.
    Is the surname Scher getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,827 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,222 in 2010, up 14%.