Repsher Origins

Excerpt: REPSHER. The American English spelling has hidden the German origins of this name. Therefore, to begin with, let's return to the correct spelling: REBSCHER.

It's a name that describes the occupation of our ancestors who were first given this name. Rebe: the German word for vine or grape. Schere: the German word for shears or scissors (scheren: to shear or cut).

Family tradition places our Rebscher ancestors somewhere in southern Germany, either in the Rhineland Pfalz or across the Rhine from Alsace, both of which are areas where excellent vineyards have flourished for over a thousand years. And our ancestors, far, far back in time, would have contributed-in one place or another-to the excellence of the vineyards and the wine.