Fysh Surname
Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname
Fysh Surname Definition:
Old English Fisc 'fish,' appears to have been used as a personal name, and Searle records one of the name described as "liber homo.' William Fysch appears as burgess of Edinbergh in 1423 (Egidii, p. 45), and Gilbert Fysche recorded as burgess there in 1483 had a charter of part of the lands of Estir halys in the regality of Mussilburgh in the same year (RD.
Read More About This SurnameFysh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 432 | 1:128,977 | 12,816 |
| Australia | 231 | 1:116,865 | 12,949 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Ukraine | 100 | 1:455,227 | 53,509 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
Fysh Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Old English Fisc 'fish,' appears to have been used as a personal name, and Searle records one of the name described as "liber homo.' William Fysch appears as burgess of Edinbergh in 1423 (Egidii, p. 45), and Gilbert Fysche recorded as burgess there in 1483 had a charter of part of the lands of Estir halys in the regality of Mussilburgh in the same year (RD., p. 372). Thomas Fish or Fishe, sometyme mairchand in Glasgow, 1658 (Inquis., 4405), was burgess there in 1669 (Retours, Lanark, 311). John Fische, heir of Alexander Fische in Aytoun his father, 1614 (Retours, Berwick, 581). compare remerks under Chan.
= Fish, q.v.
From Anglo-Saxon filscere, a fisher (fisherman). Ferguson says Fisk and Fish signified a salmon-fisher.
FYSSHE: An Old English orthography of fish.
Fysh Demographics
Average Fysh Salary in
United States
$36,570 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fysh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fysh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fysh is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fysh.
How Common Is The Last Name Fysh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fysh is the 335,587th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Fysh are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 128,977. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 41 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.
Fysh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fysh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fysh surname expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fysh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fysh are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.83% registered with the political party.
The amount Fysh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.23% more than the national average, earning R 340,380 per year; in United States they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $36,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $47,151 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fysch | 89 | 72 | / |
| Feysh | 89 | 57 | / |
| Fyshe | 89 | 55 | / |
| Faysh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fys | 86 | 82 | / |
| Fyh | 86 | 7 | / |
| Fish | 75 | 53,193 | / |
| Feys | 75 | 3,322 | / |
| Fays | 75 | 1,597 | / |
| Feyh | 75 | 1,265 | / |
| Fesh | 75 | 727 | / |
| Fyts | 75 | 456 | / |
| Fyhe | 75 | 80 | / |
| Fysz | 75 | 69 | / |
| Fayh | 75 | 64 | / |
| Foys | 75 | 37 | / |
| Fyst | 75 | 34 | / |
| Fuys | 75 | 20 | / |
| Fyse | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hfyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wfyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ffys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fysj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyhj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyhx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyhz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fyoh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Fyshova | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fisch | 67 | 8,818 | / |
| Fy | 67 | 307 | / |
| Fishe | 67 | 212 | / |
| Feesh | 67 | 187 | / |
| Feyst | 67 | 145 | / |
| Fesch | 67 | 117 | / |
| Fahys | 67 | 110 | / |
| Fayst | 67 | 80 | / |
| Faish | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hfydh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Foyth | 67 | 42 | / |
| Feish | 67 | 42 | / |
| Feyts | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fytts | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fästh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fysse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Foych | 67 | 11 | / |
| Foyst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Foyse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Veysh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faydh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fytch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fäsch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fayse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fishs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fitsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feyse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foyts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fetsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Physh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feyős | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fesht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fishx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuyhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhfyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feeyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wfish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faych | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fisht | 67 | 0 | / |
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