Explore the Family Name Lusher

The meaning of Lusher

1. English, Scottish, and Irish: variant of Usher 1, with the Old French definite article prefixed. 2. Americanized form of German Lüscher (see Luscher) and also of Löscher (see Loescher).

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How common is the last name Lusher in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lusher has seen a rise in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 22,098th most common surname and by 2010, it had climbed to 21,568th place, marking a change of 2.4%. The count of individuals with the surname also increased from 1,092 people in 2000 to 1,210 in 2010, a growth of 10.81%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also saw a slight increase from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010, which indicates a 2.5% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,098	#21,568	2.4%
Count	1,092	1,210	10.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.41	2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lusher

Regarding ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the distribution among those with the Lusher surname has diversified over the decade. In 2000, the majority identified as White (96.25%), but this proportion declined to 93.47% by 2010. The number of individuals who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic grew by 34.55% and 21.79%, respectively. There was also a notable increase in the number of individuals identifying with two or more races, rising from 0.73% in 2000 to 1.65% in 2010. Meanwhile, the categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented in the 2000 data, but appeared in the 2010 data showing 0.50% and 1.74% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	93.47%	-2.89%
Hispanic	1.56%	1.9%	21.79%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.74%	0%
Two or More Races	0.73%	1.65%	126.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0.74%	34.55%
Black	0%	0.5%	0%