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 | 259 |
Buckinghamshire | 214 |
Berkshire | 750 |
Cambridgeshire | 378 |
Channel Islands | 38 |
Cheshire | 676 |
Cornwall | 96 |
Cumberland | 827 |
Derbyshire | 652 |
Devon | 489 |
Dorset | 156 |
Durham | 789 |
Essex | 2,150 |
Gloucestershire | 1,029 |
Hampshire | 922 |
Herefordshire | 92 |
Hertfordshire | 396 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 88 |
Isle of Man | 17 |
Kent | 1,051 |
Lancashire | 4,882 |
Leicestershire | 569 |
Lincolnshire | 762 |
London | 5,864 |
Middlesex | 1,361 |
Northumberland | 413 |
Norfolk | 932 |
Northamptonshire | 341 |
Nottinghamshire | 1,364 |
Oxfordshire | 239 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 88 |
Shropshire | 121 |
Suffolk | 678 |
Somerset | 698 |
Surrey | 1,110 |
Sussex | 377 |
Staffordshire | 1,880 |
Warwickshire | 1,777 |
Westmorland | 126 |
Wiltshire | 437 |
Worcestershire | 807 |
Yorkshire | 5,746 |
Anglesey | 1 |
Brecknockshire | 10 |
Cardiganshire | 6 |
Carnarvonshire | 37 |
Carmarthenshire | 82 |
Denbighshire | 191 |
Flintshire | 46 |
Glamorgan | 912 |
Merionethshire | 3 |
Montgomeryshire | 1 |
Monmouthshire | 530 |
Pembrokeshire | 41 |
Radnorshire | 11 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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School | 4,282 |
Farm Labourer | 362 |
Private Means | 353 |
General Labourer | 325 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 291 |
Labourer | 268 |
General Servant (domestic) | 216 |
None | 208 |
Dressmaker | 197 |
Farmer | 186 |
Domestic Servant | 165 |
Clerk | 152 |
At School | 131 |
At Home | 112 |
House Painter | 111 |
House Keeper | 110 |
Housekeeper | 106 |
Scholar | 105 |
Bricklayer | 101 |
Laundress | 99 |
Charwoman | 94 |
Shop Assistant | 94 |
Butcher | 85 |
Dress Maker | 85 |
Assisting In The Business | 77 |
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 |