Eicher: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Genealogists group Eicher with Eichler. Its meaning, shared with Eichler, is “Oak dweller”.

• 5,997 Americans were listed as Eicher in the 2010 census. That puts it among the top 10,000 US surnames. Between 1891 and 2000, 329 babies born in France were registered as Eicher, with the most births in 1951–1960. Births ran at 28 in 1891–1900 and 22 in 1991–2000.
• Related forms: Eichner, Eicheler and Eichel.
• Before spelling was fixed, Eichler was also written Eicher.

Eicher coat of arms

Arms linked to Eichler and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Eicher report, with a museum-style coat of arms.