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 | 249 |
Buckinghamshire | 198 |
Berkshire | 691 |
Cambridgeshire | 348 |
Channel Islands | 41 |
Cheshire | 570 |
Cornwall | 131 |
Cumberland | 853 |
Derbyshire | 665 |
Devon | 491 |
Dorset | 143 |
Durham | 667 |
Essex | 1,562 |
Gloucestershire | 1,058 |
Hampshire | 769 |
Herefordshire | 61 |
Hertfordshire | 402 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 106 |
Isle of Man | 21 |
Kent | 920 |
Lancashire | 4,627 |
Leicestershire | 535 |
Lincolnshire | 650 |
London | 5,636 |
Middlesex | 996 |
Northumberland | 353 |
Norfolk | 884 |
Northamptonshire | 347 |
Nottinghamshire | 1,317 |
Oxfordshire | 219 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 106 |
Shropshire | 119 |
Suffolk | 664 |
Somerset | 624 |
Surrey | 836 |
Sussex | 399 |
Staffordshire | 1,662 |
Warwickshire | 1,532 |
Westmorland | 116 |
Wiltshire | 383 |
Worcestershire | 755 |
Yorkshire | 5,326 |
Anglesey | 4 |
Brecknockshire | 13 |
Cardiganshire | 15 |
Carnarvonshire | 45 |
Carmarthenshire | 87 |
Denbighshire | 152 |
Flintshire | 19 |
Glamorgan | 688 |
Merionethshire | 1 |
Montgomeryshire | 5 |
Monmouthshire | 466 |
Pembrokeshire | 33 |
Radnorshire | 2 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Living On Own Means | 539 |
General Labourer | 475 |
General Servant Domestic | 300 |
Dress Maker | 286 |
Scholar | 228 |
Farmer | 205 |
Cook Domestic | 177 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 177 |
Agricultural Labourer | 157 |
Cotton Weaver | 145 |
Domestic Servant | 136 |
Charwoman | 114 |
Laundress Wash | 107 |
Housemaid Domestic | 101 |
Tailor | 96 |
Carpenter | 95 |
Tailoress | 90 |
House Maid Domestic | 88 |
School | 83 |
Dressmaker | 81 |
Butcher | 80 |
Coal Hewer | 77 |
Bricklayer | 75 |
Servant Domestic | 74 |
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 71 |
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 |