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 | 184 |
| Buckinghamshire | 135 |
| Berkshire | 699 |
| Cambridgeshire | 338 |
| Channel Islands | 34 |
| Cheshire | 373 |
| Cornwall | 89 |
| Cumberland | 671 |
| Derbyshire | 323 |
| Devon | 529 |
| Dorset | 123 |
| Durham | 149 |
| Essex | 484 |
| Gloucestershire | 772 |
| Hampshire | 442 |
| Herefordshire | 54 |
| Hertfordshire | 219 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 136 |
| Isle of Man | 42 |
| Kent | 456 |
| Lancashire | 1,759 |
| Leicestershire | 286 |
| Lincolnshire | 466 |
| London | 2,898 |
| Middlesex | 200 |
| Northumberland | 119 |
| Norfolk | 794 |
| Northamptonshire | 216 |
| Nottinghamshire | 756 |
| Oxfordshire | 141 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 136 |
| Shropshire | 85 |
| Suffolk | 687 |
| Somerset | 668 |
| Surrey | 175 |
| Sussex | 169 |
| Staffordshire | 1,059 |
| Warwickshire | 727 |
| Westmorland | 186 |
| Wiltshire | 364 |
| Worcestershire | 272 |
| Yorkshire | 2,089 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 38 |
| Denbighshire | 86 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 127 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 289 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 9 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,641 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 867 |
| House Servant | 420 |
| Labourer | 310 |
| At Home | 216 |
| Farm Labourer | 207 |
| Servant | 203 |
| Dress Maker | 198 |
| Coal Miner | 156 |
| Laundress | 126 |
| Annuitant | 119 |
| Tailor | 102 |
| Pauper | 101 |
| General Servant | 95 |
| House Keeper | 92 |
| Shoe Maker | 92 |
| Blacksmith | 83 |
| Butcher | 78 |
| Scholar At Home | 77 |
| Errand Boy | 75 |
| Carpenter | 67 |
| Farm Servant | 67 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 65 |
| Gardener | 60 |
| House Maid | 57 |
| 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 |