Disher Family History
Disher Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Discher ‘joiner’. English and Scottish: occupational name for a maker or seller of dishes (Middle English disher(e)) from an agent derivative of Middle English dish diss disc ‘dish’. In London dishers (also known as turnours) were makers of wooden measures for wine and ale. Each disher had his own mark which was stamped on the bottom of each measure he made. Samples of marks were required to be submitted to the Chamberlain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022