The Fisher surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 210,279 people carried this name — #100 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,280 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
127 people named Fisher live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 92 people named Fisher.
Most of them — 67 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
46 people named Fisher have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 214 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Fisher in American newspapers,
1881–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,788,842 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fisher,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Fisher 1469–1535 · scientist -
Kitty Fisher 1741–1767 · model -
Alvan Fisher 1792–1863 · painter -
George Fisher 1795–1873 · explorer -
Charles Fisher 1808–1880 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 136 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fisher.
- Fiorucci 235 · U.S. census
- Firmin 1,080 · U.S. census
- Fisch 2,290 · U.S. census
- Fischbach 1,902 · U.S. census
- Fischer 70,095 · U.S. census
- Fischesser 213 · 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
- Fix 5,289 · U.S. census
- Flach 1,306 · U.S. census
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