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The Fisch surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,502 people carried this name — #12,423 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 117,600 people counted. That is up 9% from 2,290 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

554 people named Fisch live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 130
St. Gallen 128
Thurgau 81
Basel-Landschaft 43
Bern 25
Aargau 23
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 22
Geneva 17

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 250 people named Fisch live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Santa Fe 103
Buenos Aires Province 88
City of Buenos Aires 47
Chaco 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 211 people named Fisch.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Moselle 65
Haut-Rhin 35
Paris 23
Alpes-Maritimes 7
Bas-Rhin 6
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Marne 5
Meuse 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

49 people named Fisch is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 49

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Fisch in American newspapers,
1884–1902.

Newspaper page from The Billings Herald carrying the name Fisch
The Billings Herald 1884-04-26
Newspaper page from The Billings Gazette carrying the name Fisch
The Billings Gazette 1902-09-30
Newspaper page from Vorwärts carrying the name Fisch
Vorwärts 1895-08-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 46,571 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Fisch,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pierre Fisch d. 1657 · Catholic priest
  • Hans Ulrich Fisch 1583–1647 · painter
  • Hans Balthasar Fisch 1608–1656 · stained-glass artist
  • Hans Ulrich Fisch 1613–1686 · stained-glass artist
  • Hans Ulrich Fisch (III.) 1648–
  • Ludwig Fisch 1681–1683

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Fisch.

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