The Lesher surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,070 people carried this name — #8,144 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,948 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

36 families named Lesher, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 203 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. 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

Pennsylvania 28
New York 8

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. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Lesher in American newspapers,
1899–1921.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Lesher
The Anaconda Standard 1899-09-07
Newspaper page from Honolulu Star-bulletin carrying the name Lesher
Honolulu Star-bulletin 1914-04-10
Newspaper page from The Buffalo Voice carrying the name Lesher
The Buffalo Voice 1921-04-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,831 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lesher in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1940s.

33 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lesher. The most, 16, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 13
Victoria 13
ACT (Canberra) 2
Queensland 2
South Australia 1
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Lesher,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Vandling Lesher
    John Vandling Lesher 1866–1932 · lawyer
  • Stephen Rosson Lesher 1830–1895
  • Caroline Lesher 1856–1931
  • Arthur Lawrence Lesher 1862–1931
  • Adele Lesher 1864–1933
  • William Montgomery Lesher 1889–1951

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lesher,
in the records of 3 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 States296 records

296 records of the Lesher name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 171
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 55
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 43
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George K. Lesher

    Born 1921 in Georgia. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; meat cutter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    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 Mary Lesher

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Denmark from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 28; matron. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Paul E. Lesher

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1968; buried at Dayton National Cemetery, Ohio.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 296 records for Lesher in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Lesher name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Evelyn Mary Louisa Lesher

    Died 1943; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Lesher name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles S. Lesher

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Willie Reid, aged 19; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

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