Fiske Surname

58,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fiske Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fish.' Icelandic, fiskr; Danish, fish (Skeat).

Fiske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6521:64,1297,511
India7181:1,068,33644,253
England5461:102,04810,733
Australia5091:53,0376,550
Canada4011:91,88410,069
Norway3921:13,1181,499
Liberia1851:23,8302,351
Scotland531:101,0156,880
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
Ireland131:362,22614,761
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:73,4208,090
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3251:37,9014,493

Fiske (84) may also be a first name.

Fiske Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fish.' Icelandic, fiskr; Danish, fish (Skeat).

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

Northern forms of Fish, q.v. [Middle English fiske, fyske, Old Norse fisk-r (Dano-Norwegian fisk), fish]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Swedish) A fisherman, often a Swedish soldier name.

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

Anglo-Saxon fisc, a fish.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) From Fisc, revenue, public funds.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Swedish, Fiske; from the Danish, Fisker; from the German, Fisch; from the Flemish, Fisco; in the Domesday Book, Fisc; a personal name.

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

The Fiskes or Fisks are probably connected with the Fiskes of the parish of Cratling in the 17th century: a monument to one of the family in Cratling church bore the date of 1640 (S.). Rattlesden was the home of an ancient family of Fiske, owning much property in the county last century (P.).

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

Fiske Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fiske (Marathi: फीसके, Russian: Фиске) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiske? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,610th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 845,129 people. The last name Fiske occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Fiske reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 84 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5,652 people, or 1 in 64,129. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Fiske is found in 41 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Fiske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fiske has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fiske last name expanded 427 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fiske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fiske surname are 4.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fiske earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning 309,411 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.04% less than the national average, earning R 154,380 per year; in United States they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $46,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fieske9131/
Fiskey9131/
Ffiske9116/
Fiskes918/
Fisske912/
Feiske911/
Fitske911/
Fishke911/
Fiscke910/
Fiskee910/
Fisk8919,815/
Foiseke8315/
Fiskett8310/
Fishker832/
Fisskie831/
D'Fiske831/
Fitskee831/
Fisckes831/
Fiscker831/
Feisker831/
Fiskher830/
Feisket830/
Feske80699/
Fiska80366/
Fiskå80250/
Fiski8063/
Viske8041/
Fuske8040/
Fisck8013/
Füske8013/
Fishk806/
Fisks805/
Fisky805/
Fißke802/
Fixke802/
Fizke802/
Fyske801/
Fisqk801/
Feisk800/
Fischkes776/
Fiskeyjd771/
Fiskaa73233/
Fiskha73105/
Fische7396/
Fiszka7385/
Fishka7368/
Phiske7342/
Fiskio7340/
Fehske7331/
Fishki7320/
Fieski7314/
Fitski7313/
Ffyske7313/
Faiska7312/
Fesker7311/
Feuske7310/
Fisque736/
Fioski732/
Fiskai732/
Fesske732/
Viskey731/
Fusske731/
Ficzke731/
Feiski731/
Fiskoi731/
Fiscks730/
Fuiska730/
Fuskie730/
Feskey730/
Fiskesæth711/
Fiskova67314/
Visk67241/
Feische67110/
Fishkis6730/
Fisquet6717/
Viszkei6713/
Fiescki6713/
Fisková6711/
Fitskiy679/
Fiskaya676/
Fiesque675/
Fioscki673/
Fjsk672/
Fischka672/
Fischey672/
Fischee671/
Fyshkes671/
Fisc671/
Phiskie671/
Fizk671/
Fischei671/
Fesk671/
Vishkei671/
Fiejska671/
Fishche671/
Fisx671/
Fischea671/
Feskett670/

Fiske Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fiske in the Marathi language
फीसकेphisake80
ऋिषकेशrisakesa20
Fiske in the Russian language
Фискеfiske-

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Fiske Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fiske
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