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Early Origins of the Locher family

The surname Locher was first found in Austria, where the name Loken became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Locher family

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Locher Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loken, Lokum, Lochin, Lochen, Lokin, Locher, Loch and others.

Early Notables of the Locher family

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Locher Ranking

In the United States, the name Locher is the 12,794th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Locher migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Locher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Friederich Locher, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1766 2
  • Henrich Locher, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1766 2
Locher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Nicholas Locher, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 2
  • John Locher who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856
  • William Locher, who landed in Philadelphia in 1858
  • Edward Locher, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Locher (post 1700) +

  • Richard Earl "Dick" Locher (1929-2017), American syndicated cartoonist, awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Editorial Cartooning (1983) for his work on Dick Tracy

Air New Zealand Flight 901
  • Mr. Urs Locher (1950-1979), Swedish passenger, currently residing in Kelston, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx


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