Explore the Family Name Wascher

The meaning of Wascher

German (mainly Wäscher): occupational name for a washer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German waschen, weschen ‘to wash’. Numerous trades involved washing processes (see Washer) and the name may relate to any of these. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Konrad, Uwe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wascher has seen a rise in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In year 2000, this surname ranked 34,259th and by 2010, it had moved up to the 33,087th position, marking a growth rate of 3.42%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 626 in 2000 to 692 in 2010, showing a notable growth of 10.54%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.23 during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,259	#33,087	3.42%
Count	626	692	10.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wascher

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Wascher identified as White. In 2000, 96.96% identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased to 95.23% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, going from 0.80% in 2000 to 1.59% in 2010. In addition, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic grew by 70.83%, rising from 1.44% in 2000 to 2.46% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were negligible or unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.96%	95.23%	-1.78%
Hispanic	1.44%	2.46%	70.83%
Two or More Races	0.8%	1.59%	98.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%