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 | 3 |
Buckinghamshire | 2 |
Berkshire | 13 |
Cambridgeshire | 18 |
Channel Islands | 1 |
Cheshire | 109 |
Cornwall | 23 |
Cumberland | 0 |
Derbyshire | 80 |
Devon | 48 |
Dorset | 59 |
Durham | 117 |
Essex | 200 |
Gloucestershire | 46 |
Hampshire | 140 |
Herefordshire | 2 |
Hertfordshire | 148 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
Isle of Man | 2 |
Kent | 80 |
Lancashire | 1,756 |
Leicestershire | 39 |
Lincolnshire | 158 |
London | 836 |
Middlesex | 151 |
Northumberland | 114 |
Norfolk | 375 |
Northamptonshire | 19 |
Nottinghamshire | 158 |
Oxfordshire | 1 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
Shropshire | 14 |
Suffolk | 175 |
Somerset | 85 |
Surrey | 76 |
Sussex | 70 |
Staffordshire | 30 |
Warwickshire | 20 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 5 |
Worcestershire | 18 |
Yorkshire | 679 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 3 |
Carnarvonshire | 2 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 36 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 0 |
Monmouthshire | 27 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 926 |
Cotton Weaver | 287 |
Coal Miner | 80 |
Agricultural Labourer | 74 |
Dress Maker | 55 |
General Labourer | 54 |
Living On Her Own Means | 42 |
Labourer | 39 |
Living On Own Means | 36 |
Domestic Servant | 35 |
Farmer | 32 |
House Keeper | 32 |
Cotton Winder | 30 |
Clerk | 25 |
Shoe Maker | 23 |
General Servant Domestic | 22 |
General Servant | 21 |
Laundress | 21 |
Cotton Spinner | 20 |
Gardener | 18 |
Carpenter | 18 |
Painter | 17 |
Tailor | 17 |
Grocer | 16 |
Farm Servant | 15 |
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 |