Fish Name Meaning: An occupational name derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'fische' meaning 'fish',someone who was a 'catcher' or 'seller' of fish.
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 Fish 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 | 1 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 18 |
Channel Islands | 1 |
Cheshire | 43 |
Cornwall | 40 |
Cumberland | 22 |
Derbyshire | 47 |
Devon | 45 |
Dorset | 78 |
Durham | 80 |
Essex | 50 |
Gloucestershire | 21 |
Hampshire | 59 |
Herefordshire | 7 |
Hertfordshire | 112 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 0 |
Kent | 54 |
Lancashire | 1,378 |
Leicestershire | 27 |
Lincolnshire | 193 |
London | 408 |
Middlesex | 15 |
Northumberland | 126 |
Norfolk | 295 |
Northamptonshire | 31 |
Nottinghamshire | 118 |
Oxfordshire | 0 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 7 |
Suffolk | 183 |
Somerset | 70 |
Surrey | 22 |
Sussex | 38 |
Staffordshire | 32 |
Warwickshire | 18 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 10 |
Worcestershire | 10 |
Yorkshire | 373 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 1 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 5 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 9 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 632 |
Cotton Weaver | 161 |
Agricultural Labourer | 96 |
Coal Miner | 55 |
House Keeper | 39 |
Dress Maker | 35 |
House Servant | 35 |
Labourer | 35 |
Servant | 29 |
At Home | 24 |
Collier | 22 |
General Servant | 17 |
Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 17 |
Tailor | 16 |
Laundress | 15 |
Grocer | 15 |
Shoe Maker | 15 |
Carter | 14 |
House Maid | 13 |
Carpenter | 13 |
Cotton Hand Loom Weaver | 13 |
Power Loom Weaver | 13 |
Joiner | 11 |
Sawyer | 11 |
Domestic Servant | 11 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Fish | 2,643 |
Mary Fish | 2,642 |
John Fish | 2,500 |
Elizabeth Fish | 1,717 |
James Fish | 1,577 |
George Fish | 1,539 |
Thomas Fish | 1,467 |
Sarah Fish | 1,406 |
Ann Fish | 905 |
Alice Fish | 897 |
Jane Fish | 851 |
Robert Fish | 782 |
Charles Fish | 756 |
Joseph Fish | 690 |
Ellen Fish | 669 |
Henry Fish | 661 |
Margaret Fish | 565 |
Annie Fish | 549 |
Hannah Fish | 547 |
Eliza Fish | 489 |
Frederick Fish | 478 |
Richard Fish | 449 |
Emma Fish | 404 |
Samuel Fish | 386 |
Arthur Fish | 379 |