How common is the surname Fischbach?

1,970 people in the United States had the surname Fischbach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,724 Americans. It ranked 14,995th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fischbach?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Fischbach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fischbach?

Michelle Fischbach, American politician, followed by Markiplier.

Where is the surname Fischbach most common?

Wikidata records people named Fischbach in the United States.

Is the surname Fischbach getting more or less common?

More common. 1,902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,970 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Fischbach

A German surname, carried by 1,970 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F212

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fischbach is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Fischbach.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,970 people named Fischbach in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,724 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,902.

#14,995

rank among US surnames

1,970

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,413)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,986	Fuentez	1,972	156,565
#14,991	Nicola	1,971	156,644
#14,995	Stutler	1,970	156,724
#15,002	Hanning	1,969	156,803

Who is named Fischbach

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Fischbach identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fischbachs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michelle Fischbach
American politician, born 1965
Markiplier
American YouTuber and Internet personality, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fischbach

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Fischbach has the Soundex code F212, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F212.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fischbach come from?: Borrowed from German Fischbach.
How common is the surname Fischbach?: 1,970 people in the United States had the surname Fischbach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,724 Americans. It ranked 14,995th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fischbach?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Fischbach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fischbach?: Michelle Fischbach, American politician, followed by Markiplier.
Where is the surname Fischbach most common?: Wikidata records people named Fischbach in the United States.
Is the surname Fischbach getting more or less common?: More common. 1,902 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,970 in 2010, up 3.6%.