Fisher Surname

1,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fisher Surname Definition:

From the occupation, Old English fiscere, ME. fischere, a fisherman. In Latin charters rendered piscator. Robert dominus Piscator, burgess of Perth, 1292 (Milne, p. 5). Michael Fysser who appears in record in 1344 (RMS., I, 196) as bailie of Perth is probably the Michaele Fisser recorded in 1338 (Keir, 198).

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Fisher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States277,0441:1,30894
England58,6031:95194
Australia25,6851:1,051102
Canada21,1631:1,741164
South Africa13,5401:4,001525
Russia8,0591:17,8832,512
Scotland4,2441:1,262214
Kazakhstan3,6571:4,835700
New Zealand3,4531:1,311143
Wales2,6621:1,162107
Jamaica2,3421:1,225219
Northern Ireland1,3451:1,372286
Germany1,1571:69,5818,890
Ireland8581:5,488864
Mexico8261:150,2744,639
Thailand5461:129,37419,641
France4401:150,96123,407
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Fiji3771:2,372387
Spain3631:128,7939,849
Nigeria3371:525,64625,906
Zimbabwe2991:51,6337,864
Brazil1821:1,176,23340,779
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Panama1741:22,4841,446
China1671:8,187,554554
Japan1671:765,53517,758
Netherlands1641:102,97116,665
Belarus1611:59,0139,946
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
Philippines1251:809,90677,188
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Honduras1141:77,3371,520
Chile1041:169,3895,602
Uzbekistan1031:300,2838,324
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Switzerland1011:81,3169,293
India991:7,748,135165,146
Isle of Man991:867127
Italy931:657,59958,183
Trinidad and Tobago891:15,3261,933
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
Sweden841:117,2238,378
Kyrgyzstan821:72,8379,616
Bahamas811:4,836493
Jersey781:1,272176
Latvia741:27,7034,232
Belize691:5,152898
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Nicaragua661:91,2291,815
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Guernsey591:1,092205
Norway541:95,22813,033
Greece531:209,05332,911
Israel531:161,46516,670
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines521:2,167406
Costa Rica501:95,6011,659
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Guyana501:15,2442,051
Bermuda461:1,419226
Guatemala461:349,6234,757
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
Bulgaria391:178,9469,978
Cayman Islands391:1,638210
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Lithuania351:86,70312,314
Guam331:4,852643
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Malta301:14,342837
Gibraltar291:1,171268
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Finland271:203,58217,121
Hong Kong271:271,6853,066
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Hungary221:446,19429,593
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
Cyprus211:42,1374,231
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Grenada151:7,236711
American Samoa141:3,983910
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Egypt131:7,071,98148,111
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Austria121:709,62061,025
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Monaco71:5,295668
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Cook Islands61:3,030708
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Ghana61:4,503,44915,363
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Oman51:737,5946,889
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Swaziland41:324,550996
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Macau31:200,543803
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Myanmar31:17,312,6622,080
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Sri Lanka31:6,936,18718,422
Turkmenistan31:1,829,70411,403
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Anguilla21:6,718471
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3901:3,187592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England30,9641:78778
Scotland3,0621:1,222215
Wales1,0071:1,558106
Isle of Man441:1,233178
Jersey261:1,995333
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States66,8411:75149

Fisher (4,429) may also be a first name.

Fisher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the occupation, Old English fiscere, ME. fischere, a fisherman. In Latin charters rendered piscator. Robert dominus Piscator, burgess of Perth, 1292 (Milne, p. 5). Michael Fysser who appears in record in 1344 (RMS., I, 196) as bailie of Perth is probably the Michaele Fisser recorded in 1338 (Keir, 198). Donald Fyscher witnessed an Atholl charter of 1455 (Athole, p. 708), Andro Fischer was admitted burgess of Lanerk in 1488 (Lanark, p. 4), Constancius Ficher was tenant in barony of Carstairs in 1513 (Rental), and Thomas Fyschiar was one of the bailies of Edinburgh in 1603 (Laing, 1459). In a number of cases, particulerly about Perthshire, this surname is used as an Englishing of Macinesker, which see. Malcolm Fisher witnessed a sasine of the lands of Ralnacard, 1514 (Grandtully, I, p. 48). Feicheer 1560, Fischair 1546, Fischare 1509, Fischear 1606; Fyscher.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Fisherman [Middle English fis(c)here, Old English fiscere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Usually of English origin. It is also a synonym of Salmon (q.v.); and occasionally an anglicized form of the Scottish MacInesker. MIF 281*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who caught or sold fish.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This seems to be a sufficiently obvious derivation from the calling of a fisherman, especially since ' fisher ' occurs in our version of the New Testament in this sense; and Leland in his Itinerary usually describes the smaller sea-coast places as "fischar tounes." In Domesd. and other early records, we meet with the forms Piscator, Le Pecheur, &c. There is, however, curious evidence that some families hearing this name are descendants of Fitz-Urse, one of the assassins of Thomas a Becket. Fitz-Urse is said to have gone over to Ireland, and there to have become ancestor of the Mac Mahon family-Mac Mahon being the Celtic equivalent of 'Bear's son;' but other branches of the family remained in England, and gradually corrupted the family name thus; Fitzour, Fishour, Fisher. The great Kentish family of Berham, or Barham, is also deduced by Philipot, Harris, and other Kentish historians from the same source-apparently upon the strength of the first syllable of that name resembling the word bear, (Ourse-Ursus). See Quarterly Review, September, 1858, p. 379.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A fisherman.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Or Piscator. Ernis Piscator and Galterus of Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert and Godwin P. of England, 1189, and Geoffry Fitz-Ralph Piscator, 1199 (Rot. Pip.; RCR). The name common c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). It no doubt includes families of different origins.

The Norman People (1874)

Fisher. —This name is irregularly distributed over England, being however absent or infrequent in that part lying south of a line joining the mouths of the Thames and the Severn. It is at present most numerous in Cumberland and Westmoreland, Lancashire, Notts, and Norfolk. It is also established in Scotland.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

As with many other German surnames, this surname is also derived from a profession, which in this case is a fisherman.

The oldest known bearers are from the 17th century, but it was probably formed together with many other surnames, with the expansion of the Middle Age cities.

- hgfischer

Fisher Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fisher Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fisher (Arabic: فيشر, Russian: Фишер) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fisher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fisher is the 1,230th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 16,853 people. The last name Fisher occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fisher are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fisher is also the 103,557th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 4,429 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 277,044 people, or 1 in 1,308. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Fisher occurs in 179 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Fisher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fisher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fisher surname rose 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 38 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fisher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (34%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (85%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fisher last name are 12.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fisher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning 336,519 kr per year; in Peru they earn 48.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,771 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.59% more than the national average, earning R 277,056 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.34% less than the national average, earning $18,311,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $43,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fischer92595,104/
Fishcer9258/
Fishier9212/
Fisherr928/
Fiesher928/
Fishere927/
Fisheer927/
Fishert926/
Pfisher926/
Fishser925/
Fissher924/
Feisher924/
Ffisher922/
Fhisher922/
Fishher921/
Fiseher921/
Fiszher921/
Fisherd920/
Faisher920/
Fiser911,899/
Fishe91212/
Fisscher86282/
Fishcher8688/
Fischier8646/
Fischere8612/
Fieseher868/
Fistcher868/
Fischerr866/
Feischer864/
Fischher863/
Fischeer861/
Fittsher861/
Fischeur861/
Fischser861/
D'Fisher861/
Fiescher860/
Fiszer834,598/
Ficher832,597/
Fisser831,345/
Fieser83788/
Fysher83654/
Visher83397/
Feiser83296/
Fisere83211/
Faiser83141/
Fische8396/
Fitser8375/
Fusher8349/
Fiscer8347/
Fisheh8336/
Fhiser8318/
Fesher8314/
Foiser8314/
Fishes8312/
Fishet8310/
Fishir8310/
Fisehr837/
Fisger834/
Faishe834/
Pfiser833/
Fishea833/
Fisier832/
Fidshe832/
Fisjer831/
Fishie831/
Fidser831/
Fisert831/
Fishez831/
Fishse831/
Fitshe831/
Fishey830/
Fihser830/
Fishee830/
Fise80101/
Feitscher8049/
Fisherova8021/
Fisherová8013/
Fischettr804/
Vischer771,538/
Fitcher77219/
Fissier77130/
Feitser77123/
Feische77110/
Fichere77106/
Feicher7772/
Fiesser7771/
Fisches7765/
Fuscher7743/
Fichert7726/
Fäscher7726/
Fescher7716/
Fitsche778/
Füscher778/
Pfeiser777/
Fixcher777/
Fischet776/
Feisser776/
Vissher775/
Phisher774/
Faysher773/
Vaisher773/
Faisser773/
Veisher772/
Fussher772/
Fiosche772/
Fischey772/
Fisched771/
Fischee771/
Fischei771/
Feshier771/
Fetsher771/
Fiescer771/
Feisier771/
Fuicher771/
Fischir771/
Pfisger771/
Pfitser771/
Físcher771/
Fuisser771/
Fieszer771/
Fishche771/
Fesheer771/
Fischea771/
Fishett770/
Fissger770/
Fedsher770/
Faisier770/
Feasher770/
Fitsser770/
Vishcer770/
Fischerová751,952/
Fischerova7569/
Fisha7315,251/
Vishe7311,955/
Fišer735,653/
Fiset734,244/
Feser733,722/
Fizer732,684/
Fuser731,382/
Fiche731,042/
Fisse73855/
Feise73614/
Viser73446/
Füser73339/
Fishi73155/
Fiese73144/
Ficer73132/
Faise73113/
Fyshe7355/
Fixer7326/
Fäser7326/
Fißer7325/
Fisei7317/
Foise7310/
Fičer739/
Fidse735/
Fishy734/
Fiose733/
Fişer733/
Fisej732/
Fiseh732/
Fises732/
Fuise731/
Fisce731/
Fiçer731/
Feshe731/
Fitse731/
Fisea731/
Fisie731/
Fisih731/
Fyser730/
Fisir730/
Fisey730/
Visscher719,130/
Foissier71214/
Fiserova7173/
Fiserová7115/
Fischett7112/
Pfuscher7110/
Feichert717/
Pfeisser714/
Fyshcher713/
Fishhead712/
Feisheis712/
Faysheer712/
Pfieseer711/
Pfiesser711/
Fischeid711/
Fistsche711/
Fitsches711/
Fichcher711/
Feitcher711/
Fuitsche711/
Fuschser711/
Visseher711/
Visshcer711/
Veischer711/
Feichetr711/
Fihtcher711/
Feuscher711/
Feishesh711/
Pfitcher710/
Faitcher710/
Fichertt710/
Visser67118,502/
Fissha675,191/
Fichet672,884/
Faizer672,781/
Fecher672,713/
Feuser671,816/
Feeser671,753/
Fesser671,325/
Viseur671,295/
Pfizer67588/
Vieser67355/
Fisset67354/
Feaser67339/
Visier67305/
Foizer67271/
Faiseh67264/
Vaiser67244/
Veiser67223/
Fiches67194/
Faisse67167/
Foisey67166/
Foisie67152/
Fehser67141/
Füsser67138/
Fesche67137/
Fetser6792/
Vische6785/
Fisseh6781/
Fusier6775/
Fießer6773/
Vishir6770/
Fusser6767/
Fuishi6764/
Faiche6762/
Vishei6756/
Fitcheard6752/
Ficere6751/
Fyszer6751/
Foiche6749/
Fieshi6747/
Fäsche6746/
Feizer6745/
Fichez6744/
Foisse6744/
Fitche6743/
Fytser6736/
Faisei6735/
Feyser6733/
Fiosse6731/
Fischy6730/
Fishchets6730/
Faisey6727/
Fähser6723/
Fishay6721/
Fischa6721/
Fässer6721/
Fesert6720/
Vysher6719/
Vishey6719/
Viscer6719/
Fühser6718/
Faisha6717/
Phiser6715/
Pfetscher6714/
Feisee6713/
Fayser6711/
Fiesse6711/
Feises679/
Viszer679/
Fächer679/
Fisich678/
Feiche678/
Faishi677/
Fissahaie676/
Feishi676/
Feshir675/
Vesher675/
Fisihh675/
Fiseah675/
Fueser674/
Vaishe674/
Fissie674/
Fišerr674/
Fisett673/
Fissei673/
Feshie673/
Voiser673/
Fizzer673/
Foishi673/
Fišere673/
Visheh673/
Pfićer672/
Vhishe672/
Fischeach672/
Fishaa672/
Fissee672/
Fuhser672/
Feeshe672/
Fhisha672/
Vischherr672/
Fuiche672/
Fécher672/
Fitshi672/
Fisych671/
Fiszerová671/
Fizseu671/
Fescer671/
Fesheh671/
Fesier671/
Fexser671/
Fezser671/
Fiesey671/
Feicer671/
Fecier671/
Fuisse671/
Fuisze671/
Foisei671/
Faises671/
Fioshi671/
Fücher671/
Viseer671/
Vishie671/
Füszer671/
Fuisha671/
Faisie671/
Feisha671/
Fiecer671/
Fichee671/
Feszer671/
Feshei671/
Fisseu671/
Fitses671/
Fishit671/
Faishy671/
Fetshe671/
Fesehe671/
Fesere671/
Faiset671/
Vishea671/
Foyser671/
Faisea671/
Fysherova671/
Fyshyr671/
Feseer671/
Feisey670/
Fisses670/
Fizear670/
Feisir670/
Foisee670/
Fedser670/
Vusher670/
Fitcer670/

Fisher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fisher in the Russian language
Фишерfiser-
Fisher in the Arabic language
فيشرfyshr-

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