How common is the surname Fishman?

6,962 people in the United States had the surname Fishman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,347 Americans. It ranked 5,040th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fishman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fishman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fishman?

Joshua Fishman, American linguist (1926–2015), followed by Michael Fishman.

Where is the surname Fishman most common?

Wikidata records people named Fishman in the United States.

Is the surname Fishman getting more or less common?

More common. 6,777 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,962 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Fishman

A surname, carried by 6,962 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F255

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fishman is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,962 people named Fishman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,347 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,777.

#5,040

rank among US surnames

6,962

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,774)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,031	Barcenas	6,979	44,239
#5,032	Smithson	6,978	44,246
#5,033	Musick	6,972	44,284
#5,034	Bastian	6,967	44,315
#5,035	Qureshi	6,966	44,322
#5,036	Monteiro	6,965	44,328
#5,037	Jessup	6,964	44,335

Who is named Fishman

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

96% of people named Fishman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fishmans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joshua Fishman
American linguist (1926–2015)
Michael Fishman
American actor, writer and producer, born 1981
Louise Fishman
American artist (1939–2021)
Elizabeth Loftus
American cognitive psychologist, born 1944

Questions

How common is the surname Fishman?: 6,962 people in the United States had the surname Fishman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,347 Americans. It ranked 5,040th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fishman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fishman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fishman?: Joshua Fishman, American linguist (1926–2015), followed by Michael Fishman.
Where is the surname Fishman most common?: Wikidata records people named Fishman in the United States.
Is the surname Fishman getting more or less common?: More common. 6,777 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,962 in 2010, up 2.7%.