# Fisher (surname)

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

An English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 214,703 |
| US rank (2010) | 112 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,438 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (210,279 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɪʃɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From fisher (“fisherman”). Doublet of Fisker and Fischer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fisher 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fisher in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Fisher

- Carrie Fisher, American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
- Isla Fisher, Australian actress and author (born 1976)
- Andrew Fisher, Australian politician, fifth Prime Minister of Australia (1862-1928)
- Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician (1867–1947)
- Anna Lee Fisher, American astronaut (born 1949)
- Frances Fisher, American actress (born 1952)
- Eddie Fisher, American singer and actor (1928–2010)
- Mark Fisher, British cultural theorist (1968-2017)
- Fisher Stevens, American actor, director, producer and writer (born 1963)
- Ray Fisher, American actor
- George Fisher, American death metal vocalist (born 1970)
- Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach

and 58 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Fischer, Fizer, Figueroa, Faucher, 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.