Fisher Name Meaning: An occupational name derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'fiscare' or 'fischer' meaning 'fisherman'.
Usually given to a person who's occupation was a fisherman but also sometimes used as a name for some who resided close to a fish dam/weir.
Discover how your Fisher ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 82 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 263 |
Channel Islands | 18 |
Cheshire | 365 |
Cornwall | 100 |
Cumberland | 648 |
Derbyshire | 412 |
Devon | 493 |
Dorset | 97 |
Durham | 119 |
Essex | 446 |
Gloucestershire | 915 |
Hampshire | 414 |
Herefordshire | 51 |
Hertfordshire | 189 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 110 |
Isle of Man | 27 |
Kent | 411 |
Lancashire | 1,735 |
Leicestershire | 257 |
Lincolnshire | 411 |
London | 2,476 |
Middlesex | 181 |
Northumberland | 120 |
Norfolk | 828 |
Northamptonshire | 200 |
Nottinghamshire | 547 |
Oxfordshire | 177 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 110 |
Shropshire | 70 |
Suffolk | 567 |
Somerset | 653 |
Surrey | 140 |
Sussex | 150 |
Staffordshire | 874 |
Warwickshire | 579 |
Westmorland | 152 |
Wiltshire | 509 |
Worcestershire | 233 |
Yorkshire | 1,895 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 13 |
Cardiganshire | 5 |
Carnarvonshire | 2 |
Carmarthenshire | 35 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 44 |
Glamorgan | 110 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 1 |
Monmouthshire | 210 |
Pembrokeshire | 8 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Agricultural Labourer | 924 |
Female Servant | 716 |
Independent | 550 |
Labourer | 295 |
Farmer | 269 |
Male Servant | 233 |
Shoe Maker | 119 |
Ag Labourer | 97 |
Tailor | 96 |
Carpenter | 86 |
Weaver | 86 |
Dress Maker | 77 |
Coal Miner | 65 |
Blacksmith | 62 |
Butcher | 58 |
Servant | 56 |
Independant | 54 |
Clerk | 53 |
Pupil | 51 |
Ag Lab | 51 |
Pauper | 50 |
Apprentice | 47 |
Gardener | 46 |
Painter | 43 |
Frame Work Knitter | 39 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Fisher | 15,220 |
William Fisher | 14,809 |
John Fisher | 13,797 |
Elizabeth Fisher | 9,897 |
George Fisher | 8,562 |
Sarah Fisher | 8,324 |
Thomas Fisher | 8,200 |
James Fisher | 6,847 |
Henry Fisher | 5,038 |
Ann Fisher | 4,924 |
Charles Fisher | 4,858 |
Jane Fisher | 4,455 |
Joseph Fisher | 4,313 |
Eliza Fisher | 3,585 |
Robert Fisher | 3,275 |
Alice Fisher | 3,208 |
Ellen Fisher | 3,139 |
Annie Fisher | 3,120 |
Emma Fisher | 3,103 |
Hannah Fisher | 2,899 |
Edward Fisher | 2,804 |
Frederick Fisher | 2,798 |
Margaret Fisher | 2,501 |
Emily Fisher | 2,322 |
Arthur Fisher | 2,280 |