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 | 184 |
Buckinghamshire | 135 |
Berkshire | 699 |
Cambridgeshire | 338 |
Channel Islands | 34 |
Cheshire | 373 |
Cornwall | 89 |
Cumberland | 671 |
Derbyshire | 323 |
Devon | 529 |
Dorset | 123 |
Durham | 149 |
Essex | 484 |
Gloucestershire | 772 |
Hampshire | 442 |
Herefordshire | 54 |
Hertfordshire | 219 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 136 |
Isle of Man | 42 |
Kent | 456 |
Lancashire | 1,759 |
Leicestershire | 286 |
Lincolnshire | 466 |
London | 2,898 |
Middlesex | 200 |
Northumberland | 119 |
Norfolk | 794 |
Northamptonshire | 216 |
Nottinghamshire | 756 |
Oxfordshire | 141 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 136 |
Shropshire | 85 |
Suffolk | 687 |
Somerset | 668 |
Surrey | 175 |
Sussex | 169 |
Staffordshire | 1,059 |
Warwickshire | 727 |
Westmorland | 186 |
Wiltshire | 364 |
Worcestershire | 272 |
Yorkshire | 2,089 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 4 |
Cardiganshire | 8 |
Carnarvonshire | 14 |
Carmarthenshire | 38 |
Denbighshire | 86 |
Flintshire | 13 |
Glamorgan | 127 |
Merionethshire | 3 |
Montgomeryshire | 5 |
Monmouthshire | 289 |
Pembrokeshire | 8 |
Radnorshire | 9 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 2,641 |
Agricultural Labourer | 867 |
House Servant | 420 |
Labourer | 310 |
At Home | 216 |
Farm Labourer | 207 |
Servant | 203 |
Dress Maker | 198 |
Coal Miner | 156 |
Laundress | 126 |
Annuitant | 119 |
Tailor | 102 |
Pauper | 101 |
General Servant | 95 |
House Keeper | 92 |
Shoe Maker | 92 |
Blacksmith | 83 |
Butcher | 78 |
Scholar At Home | 77 |
Errand Boy | 75 |
Carpenter | 67 |
Farm Servant | 67 |
Frame Work Knitter | 65 |
Gardener | 60 |
House Maid | 57 |
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 |