Fysh Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

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.

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Fysh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4321:128,97712,816
Australia2311:116,86512,949
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Ukraine1001:455,22753,509
United States861:4,214,639225,501
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales41:773,63329,106
Laos41:1,647,081888
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:142,54612,796
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

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.

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

= Fish, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Anglo-Saxon filscere, a fisher (fisherman). Ferguson says Fisk and Fish signified a salmon-fisher.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

FYSSHE: An Old English orthography of fish.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fysh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fysh is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fysh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 335,587th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,631,070 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Fysh reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 128,977. In England it is mostly found in: Norfolk, where 41 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Fysh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fysh has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fysh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fysh last name are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.83% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fysch8972/
Feysh8957/
Fyshe8955/
Faysh891/
Fys8682/
Fyh867/
Fish7553,193/
Feys753,322/
Fays751,597/
Feyh751,265/
Fesh75727/
Fyts75456/
Fyhe7580/
Fysz7569/
Fayh7564/
Foys7537/
Fyst7534/
Fuys7520/
Fyse7511/
Hfyh751/
Pfys751/
Wfyh751/
Foyh751/
Ffys751/
Fysj751/
Fyss751/
Fyds751/
Fyhj751/
Fyhx751/
Fyhz751/
Fyoh750/
Fyshova7315/
Fisch678,818/
Fy67307/
Fishe67212/
Feesh67187/
Feyst67145/
Fesch67117/
Fahys67110/
Fayst6780/
Faish6769/
Hfydh6746/
Foyth6742/
Feish6742/
Feyts6737/
Fytts6721/
Fästh6713/
Fysse6711/
Foych6711/
Foyst6710/
Foyse678/
Veysh677/
Faydh674/
Fytch674/
Fäsch674/
Fayse674/
Fishs674/
Fitsh673/
Feyse672/
Foyts672/
Fetsh671/
Foish671/
Feyshova671/
Physh671/
Feych671/
Feash671/
Ffyhe671/
Fiesh671/
Feyős671/
Feshe671/
Fesht671/
Fayhd671/
Fishx671/
Ffish671/
Fuish671/
Fgish671/
Fuyhj671/
Hhfyh671/
Feeyh671/
Fauys671/
Wfish671/
Fhish671/
Faych670/
Fisht670/

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