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 | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 111 |
| Cornwall | 18 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 58 |
| Devon | 24 |
| Dorset | 95 |
| Durham | 117 |
| Essex | 109 |
| Gloucestershire | 43 |
| Hampshire | 92 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 117 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 67 |
| Lancashire | 1,892 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 174 |
| London | 782 |
| Middlesex | 96 |
| Northumberland | 171 |
| Norfolk | 348 |
| Northamptonshire | 31 |
| Nottinghamshire | 147 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 141 |
| Somerset | 69 |
| Surrey | 28 |
| Sussex | 81 |
| Staffordshire | 33 |
| Warwickshire | 8 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 559 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 35 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,128 |
| Cotton Weaver | 230 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 76 |
| Coal Miner | 76 |
| Labourer | 53 |
| Domestic Servant | 48 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 42 |
| General Labourer | 42 |
| Cotton Winder | 40 |
| General Servant | 28 |
| Laundress | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 24 |
| Annuitant | 23 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Servant | 16 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Stone Mason | 15 |
| Bricklayer | 14 |
| No Occupation | 14 |
| Shoe Maker | 14 |
| Charwoman | 13 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| General Servant Domestic | 12 |
| Cotton Spinner | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| 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 |