# Fischer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fischer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Fisher.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 72,357 |
| US rank (2010) | 455 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,267 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (70,095 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Fischer (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisher and Fisker

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fischer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fischer in the United States, Austria, Australia, Iceland, Israel and Argentina.

## People named Fischer

- Bobby Fischer, American chess player (1943–2008)
- Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)
- Edmond H. Fischer, American biochemist (1920–2021)
- Jenna Fischer, American actress
- Deb Fischer, American politician (born 1951)
- Debra Fischer, American astronomer and academic
- Lisa Fischer, American vocalist and songwriter (born 1958)
- Jack D. Fischer, American astronaut
- O. W. Fischer, Austrian actor (1915-2004)
- Louis Fischer, American journalist (1896-1970)
- D'or Fischer, American-Israeli basketball player
- Ernst Fischer, Austrian literature historian, publicist and writer (1899-1972)

and 29 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Fisher, Faucher, Fizer, Figueroa, Fager, Fusaro, Figaro, Figeroa, Fujiwara, Facer, Fakhoury.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.