Fisherman Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Fisherman Surname User-submission:

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.

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Fisherman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Israel1041:82,2859,899
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Fisherman (158) may also be a first name.

Fisherman Surname Meaning

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

Fisherman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fisherman is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fisherman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 631,297th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Fisherman reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fisherman is also the 730,165th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 158 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 1,212,237. In The United States Fisherman is primarily found in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Florida, where 18 percent are found and California, where 17 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Fisherman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fisherman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fisherman last name grew 854 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fisherman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fisherman surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Fisherman surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

The amount Fisherman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.28% more than the national average, earning R 578,124 per year; in United States they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $45,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.14% more than the national average, earning $58,197 CAD per year.

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