How common is the surname Usher?

7,477 people in the United States had the surname Usher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,293 Americans. It ranked 4,742nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Usher?

John Palmer Usher, American politician (1816–1889).

Where is the surname Usher most common?

Wikidata records people named Usher in the United States.

Is the surname Usher getting more or less common?

More common. 7,118 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,477 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Usher

An occupational surname, carried by 7,477 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Usher is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for an usher.

Usher is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,477 people named Usher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,293 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,118.

#4,742

rank among US surnames

7,477

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #4,572)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,733	Kozak	7,495	41,194
#4,734	Pogue	7,493	41,205
#4,735	Newland	7,491	41,216
#4,736	Eden	7,489	41,227
#4,737	Mattison	7,485	41,249
#4,738	Abdi	7,484	41,254
#4,739	Whited	7,482	41,265

Who is named Usher

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

67% of people named Usher identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ushers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Palmer Usher
American politician (1816–1889)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Usher

Ussery

Usher has the Soundex code U260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code U260.

Questions

How common is the surname Usher?: 7,477 people in the United States had the surname Usher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,293 Americans. It ranked 4,742nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Usher?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Usher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Usher?: John Palmer Usher, American politician (1816–1889).
Where is the surname Usher most common?: Wikidata records people named Usher in the United States.
What type of surname is Usher?: Usher is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Usher getting more or less common?: More common. 7,118 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,477 in 2010, up 5.0%.