Last Name DISHER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The disher, one who made ishes, etc, in pewter. This name evidently passed over to America with the Puritans.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 18,397 (2000 US census) 20,284 (1990 US census)
Count 1,387 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.09%, or 1305 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.82%, or 53 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.79%, or 11 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.65%, or 9 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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