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 | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 14 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 19 |
Channel Islands | 3 |
Cheshire | 64 |
Cornwall | 27 |
Cumberland | 15 |
Derbyshire | 53 |
Devon | 62 |
Dorset | 83 |
Durham | 40 |
Essex | 111 |
Gloucestershire | 34 |
Hampshire | 52 |
Herefordshire | 0 |
Hertfordshire | 71 |
Huntingdonshire | 0 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 46 |
Lancashire | 955 |
Leicestershire | 16 |
Lincolnshire | 217 |
London | 306 |
Middlesex | 3 |
Northumberland | 90 |
Norfolk | 323 |
Northamptonshire | 8 |
Nottinghamshire | 96 |
Oxfordshire | 5 |
Rutland | 0 |
Shropshire | 9 |
Suffolk | 113 |
Somerset | 98 |
Surrey | 21 |
Sussex | 43 |
Staffordshire | 12 |
Warwickshire | 6 |
Westmorland | 0 |
Wiltshire | 21 |
Worcestershire | 12 |
Yorkshire | 310 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 0 |
Denbighshire | 0 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 0 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 8 |
Monmouthshire | 3 |
Pembrokeshire | 0 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Agricultural Labourer | 96 |
Female Servant | 79 |
Weaver | 75 |
Independent | 67 |
Labourer | 47 |
Cotton Weaver | 46 |
Farmer | 37 |
Shoe Maker | 30 |
Male Servant | 28 |
Ag Labourer | 26 |
Coal Miner | 19 |
Power Loom Weaver | 19 |
Apprentice | 15 |
Tailor | 14 |
Mariner | 13 |
Sawyer | 13 |
Collier | 13 |
Pauper | 11 |
Blacksmith | 10 |
Butcher | 10 |
Laundress | 9 |
Publican | 9 |
Dress Maker | 9 |
Calico Printer | 8 |
Cotton Piecer | 8 |
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 |