Alscher

Alscher is a Silesian family name.

Origin and meaning

The name originated from a Silesian pet form of the first name Adelheid (Alusch) and expresses the affiliation as husband, son and rarely also as son-in-law or nephew to an Adelheid through the suffix -er.

variants

• Alisher
• Altscher
• Alschner

Name bearer

• Mark Dominik Alscher (* 1963), German internist
• Ludger Alscher (1916–1985), German classical archaeologist
• Otto Alscher (1880–1944), Romanian-German and Austrian writer
• Sebastian Alscher (* 1976), German politician (pirate)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hans Bahlow: Schlesisches Namenbuch, 1953, Historical Commission for Silesia , Holzner Verlag, Kitzingen / Main