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 | 144 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 337 |
| Channel Islands | 19 |
| Cheshire | 480 |
| Cornwall | 98 |
| Cumberland | 759 |
| Derbyshire | 468 |
| Devon | 481 |
| Dorset | 73 |
| Durham | 367 |
| Essex | 654 |
| Gloucestershire | 883 |
| Hampshire | 558 |
| Herefordshire | 60 |
| Hertfordshire | 266 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 99 |
| Isle of Man | 29 |
| Kent | 610 |
| Lancashire | 2,608 |
| Leicestershire | 325 |
| Lincolnshire | 525 |
| London | 4,388 |
| Middlesex | 384 |
| Northumberland | 168 |
| Norfolk | 794 |
| Northamptonshire | 250 |
| Nottinghamshire | 853 |
| Oxfordshire | 166 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 99 |
| Shropshire | 80 |
| Suffolk | 573 |
| Somerset | 629 |
| Surrey | 400 |
| Sussex | 221 |
| Staffordshire | 1,378 |
| Warwickshire | 1,045 |
| Westmorland | 143 |
| Wiltshire | 382 |
| Worcestershire | 436 |
| Yorkshire | 3,286 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 17 |
| Carmarthenshire | 82 |
| Denbighshire | 105 |
| Flintshire | 17 |
| Glamorgan | 284 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 13 |
| Monmouthshire | 338 |
| Pembrokeshire | 22 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,806 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 706 |
| Labourer | 481 |
| Domestic Servant | 294 |
| Coal Miner | 251 |
| Dress Maker | 244 |
| General Servant | 239 |
| Laundress | 160 |
| House Keeper | 140 |
| Annuitant | 131 |
| Servant | 130 |
| Tailor | 115 |
| Carpenter | 97 |
| Farm Servant | 96 |
| Blacksmith | 93 |
| Farm Labourer | 93 |
| Cotton Weaver | 87 |
| Butcher | 82 |
| Shoe Maker | 79 |
| Wife Of Above | 75 |
| Gardener | 72 |
| Cook | 71 |
| Nurse | 67 |
| Dressmaker | 62 |
| General Servant Domestic | 61 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| 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 |