Surname Spotlight: Rascher

Ask a genealogist about Rascher and the first name they will mention is Rasch. At root, the name means “The quick, lively person; one who came from Rasch, in Germany”.

• In the 2010 US Census, 278 Americans gave Rascher as their last name (rank 70,403). That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.
• Other spellings include Rasche.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• The ending -er in Rascher marks an German derivative of the root behind Rasch.

Heraldry and the Rascher name

Arms linked to Rasch and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Rascher family name pack.