Fishlock Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Fishlock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fishlake,' from residence thereby. This seems to be a Yorkshire surname.

Juliana Fysshelake, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Matilda de Fishelake, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Fishlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8201:67,9497,860
Australia3281:82,3049,537
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Wales731:42,3914,090
Canada511:722,46357,796
Scotland151:356,92115,763
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4191:58,1756,851
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fishlock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the fishlake,' from residence thereby. This seems to be a Yorkshire surname.

Juliana Fysshelake, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Matilda de Fishelake, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Isabella de Fyshelak, 1379: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Fish-Pool. [Old Englishfisc + lacu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Fishlake; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fishlock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fishlock is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fishlock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fishlock is the 268,122nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,005,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Fishlock live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

Fishlock is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 820 people, or 1 in 67,949. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 10 percent live, Dorset, where 9 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England Fishlock exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Fishlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fishlock has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fishlock surname rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,640 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 292 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fishlock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fishlock last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Fishlock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $50,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $54,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fishlook881/
Fishlack880/
Fislak715/
Fishlough710/
Fiszlak67106/
Fislake6760/
Veslock672/
Vishlak671/
Fisslake631/
Faislahak591/
Fishliagh590/
Fezlok571/
Vislac571/
Fißlake531/
Vislyak531/
Vysloukh50164/
Visillac5077/
Fuschlag5014/

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