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Last Name Meaning & Related Resources for the Surname USHER

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Definition: An occupational surname for someone who served as an officer of a court to introduce strangers, or as the under-master of a school. Also, someone who meets people at the door of a hall, etc., and conducts them to seats.

Surname Origin: English, Irish, French

Alternate Surname Spellings: USSHER, USSIER, HUISSIER.

More Resources for the Surname USHER :

Usher Genealogy - The Real Houses of Usher
A collection of Usher genealogy resources and family trees from around the world, including the Usher Family of Scotland, as well as Usher ancestors in Ireland, the UK, and the US.

USHER Family Genealogy Forum
Free message board is focused on descendants of USHER ancestors around the world.

FamilySearch - USHER Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the USHER surname.

USHER Surname Mailing List
Free mailing list for researchers of the Usher surname and its variations includes subscription details and a searchable archives of past messages.

Surname Finder - USHER Genealogy & Family Resources
Find links to free and commercial resources for the Usher surname.

Cousin Connect - USHER Genealogy Queries
Read or post genealogy queries for the surname USHER, and sign up for free notification when new Usher queries are added.

DistantCousin.com - USHER Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name USHER.

MyCinnamonToast.com - USHER Genealogy in All Regions
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the USHER surname.

References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.

Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

 

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