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1/2/2025, 7:32 PM jocatchi
7/2/2022, 2:30 PM TriciaWall
11/13/2017, 5:27 AM TriciaWall

Name Abshire
Type Surname (from occupation & from location)
Usage English (American), German (Americanized)
Pronounced Pron. AB-shier(American English)
Other Forms FormsAbsher, Abshear, Abshere
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Probably an altered form of Upsher. In some cases, it could instead be an Americanized form of German Ibscher, a nickname for someone living on unallotted land derived from Middle High German überscher "surplus". Alternatively, it could derive from German Habischer "hawker, falconer" (compare Habicht).
Added 11/13/2017 by TriciaWall