The Fischer surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 70,095 people carried this name — #419 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,850 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
14,960 people named Fischer live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,037 people named Fischer.
530 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 87 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
1,405 people named Fischer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,119 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 403 people named Fischer live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Fischer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Christian Fischer 1733–1800 · composer -
Johann Martin Fischer 1740–1820 · sculptor -
István Fischer 1754–1822 · Catholic priest -
Adolf Fischer 1807–1893 · politician -
Fischer Jedidja Gottlieb 1811–1895 · rabbi
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 138 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fischer.
- Fiorio 119 · U.S. census
- Fiorito 1,237 · U.S. census
- Fiorucci 235 · U.S. census
- Firmin 1,080 · U.S. census
- Fisch 2,290 · U.S. census
- Fischbach 1,902 · U.S. census
- Fischesser 213 · U.S. census
- Fisher 210,279 · U.S. census
- Fisse 146 · U.S. census
- Fister 1,457 · U.S. census
- Fite 5,578 · U.S. census
- Fitte 101 · U.S. census
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