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Asher Family History

Asher Surname Meaning

English (mainly southern): topographic name denoting someone living by an ash tree from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ + the habitational suffix -er.

English: possibly from the Middle English personal name Ascher a survival of the rare Old English name Æschere.

English: perhaps from the Anglo-Norman and Middle English personal name Asser Atser (Old Norse Qzurr Azur).

Jewish: from the Biblical personal name Asher (Genesis 30:13) meaning ‘blessed’ in Hebrew.

Americanized form of German Ascher.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Asher family from?

You can see how Asher families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Asher family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Asher families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 166 Asher families living in Nottinghamshire. This was about 14% of all the recorded Asher's in United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire had the highest population of Asher families in 1891.
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What did your Asher ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Asher. 7% of Asher men worked as an Incapacitated and 70% of Asher women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Asher were Bricklayer and Incapacitated.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Incapacitated
    7%
  • General Labourer
    7%
  • Gardener
    6%
  • Bricklayer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Asher. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 11,000 military records available for the last name Asher. For the veterans among your Asher ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Asher lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Asher life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Asher in 1942 was 50, and 71 in 2004.

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