Ascher Family History
Ascher Name Meaning
German (often Äscher): occupational name for an ashmaker (see Aschenbrenner ) from Middle High German escher ‘ashes’. German: topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree or ash grove from Middle High German asch ‘ash’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant. German: habitational name for someone from any of numerous minor places called with the element asch including Ascha Aschach Aschau. Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German surname or a variant of Asher .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022