Sher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Sher family

The surname Sher was first found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this nation a landmark contributor to the development of Europe.

Early History of the Sher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sher research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1298, 1631, 1712, 1747, 1795, 1804, 1807, 1815, 1816, 1841, 1886 and 1889 are included under the topic Early Sher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sher Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Scherer, Scher, Scherers, Schere, Scherr, Scherrer and many more.

Early Notables of the Sher family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Sher were Sebastian Anton Scherer (1631-1712), a German composer and organist of the Baroque era; Barthelemy Scherer (1747-1804), an Austrian general in the French army...
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Sher Ranking

In the United States, the name Sher is the 15,347^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Sher migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Sher, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1855 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sher (post 1700) +

Neal M. Sher (1947-2021), American lawyer, head of the Office of Special Investigations and as executive director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Sir Antony Sher KBE (1949-2021), South African born, British actor, a two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and four-time nominee, who joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in many roles

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)