The Lasher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,389 people carried this name — #7,571 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (4,384).

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

24 Lasher families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 143 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 19
Pennsylvania 4
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 249 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Lasher in American newspapers,
1911–1920.

Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Lasher
Ellsworth American 1920-09-01
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Lasher
Arizona Republican 1911-02-14
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Lasher
Arizona Republican 1911-01-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 362,726 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lasher in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

511 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lasher. The most, 125, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 225
Queensland 99
Victoria 93
South Australia 50
Tasmania 21
Western Australia 19
ACT (Canberra) 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lasher.

Who carried it

People named Lasher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James Lasher d. 1623 · politician
  • James Lasher 1579– · politician
  • John Lasher 1932–2015 · rugby league player
  • Fred Lasher 1941–2022 · baseball player
  • Howard L. Lasher 1944–2007 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lasher,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States829 records

829 records of the Lasher name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 326
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 240
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 159
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 59
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold A. Lasher

    Born 1903 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Albany; transport worker from Albany County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margret Lasher

    Arrived at New York in 1841 aboard the Xylon from Havre, aged 22; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ernest Reginald Lasher

    Born 1948; from Germantown, New York. U.S. Army, field artillery surveyor; killed in action 1970 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 829 records for Lasher in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada17 records

17 records of the Lasher name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 10
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edgar Winfield Lasher

    Buried in 1975 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Annie Lasher

    Died 1896 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Stewart Washington Lasher

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 17 records for Lasher in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Lasher name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Lasher

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Cassel, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record James Lasher

    Seaman aboard the Lizzie Iredale, Queensland in 1887.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Helen Lasher

    Of Armadale, Victoria; died 1995.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Lasher in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Lasher name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gerrit Gerrits Lasher

    In the population register of Oosterzee; born 1839 in Oosterzee.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Wietske Gerrits Lasher

    In the population register of Lemmer; born 1873 in Lemmer.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Martje Lasher

    In the population register of Lemsterland; born 1891.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Lasher in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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