Explore the Family Name Mescher

The meaning of Mescher

German: possibly an occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mess(e) ‘brass’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Mescher" has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 26,738 to 27,818, indicating a decrease of approximately 4.04%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Mescher surname increased nominally from 856 to 863, a growth rate of about 0.82%. However, when we consider the proportion per 100,000 people, there is a noticeable reduction of around 9.38%, going down from 0.32 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,738	#27,818	-4.04%
Count	856	863	0.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mescher

In the context of ethnic identity, the Mescher surname shows some interesting trends according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Meschers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander showed an increase, although it remains a minor fraction of the total at 0.70% in 2010. However, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with a high percentage of 98.15% in 2010, slightly down from 98.48% in 2000. The percentage of Meschers identifying as Hispanic remained relatively stable, marginally decreasing from 0.82% in 2000 to 0.81% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.48%	98.15%	-0.34%
Hispanic	0.82%	0.81%	-1.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%