Fisher

See also: fisher

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪʃɚ/
• Homophone: fisher
• Rhymes: -ɪʃə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Fisher (countable and uncountable, plural Fishers)

1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman.
2. A location:
   1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
   2. A suburb of the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
   3. A locality in South Australia.
   4. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
   5. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A minor city in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
      2. A locality in Humboldt County, California.
      3. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
      4. A village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
      5. A town in Polk County, Minnesota.
      6. A ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri.
      7. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon.
      8. An unincorporated community in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
      9. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
3. A sea area centered on the Fisher Bank off the west coast of Denmark.

Derived terms

• international Fisher effect
• Fisher County
• Fisherian
• Fisher information
• Fisher's seahorse
• Fisher-Yates shuffle

Translations

Equivalent surnames of "fisher" in other languages

• Danish: Fisker
• Dutch: Visscher, Visser (nl)
• French: Pecheur

  Middle French: Pescheur

• German: Fischer (de)
• Norwegian: Fisker
• Polish: Rybak

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fisher is the 112^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 214,703 individuals. Fisher is most common among White (82.58%) and Black (11.79%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Sherif, sherif