Ussher Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

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What Ussher means

People called Ussher share their surname's story with Usher, of which it is a variant. The family name meaning is “Doorkeeper”, the same as for Usher.

The extra “s” in Ussher is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

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