How rare is the last name Usher?

7,322 people in the United States have the last name Usher, about 1 in 40,822. It ranks #4,697 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

USHER

#4,697

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,322
About
1 in 40,822
This common or more
57.8%
Who bears it

Of the 7,322 people with the last name Usher, 63.4% reported their origin as White, 27% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Usher

#4,695 Servin · 7,328#4,696 Wojcik · 7,327#4,698 Roller · 7,319#4,698 Segal · 7,319

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Usher, most common first.

#132,523 Ushery · 133#147,221 Ussher · 113

Also a first name

As a first name, Usher ranks #13,642 of 53,615, with 880 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 78 births. See Usher as a first name

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