as a Last Name
- 81,516
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Fischer
Meaning & Origins
German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a fisherman, from Fisch + the agent suffix -er. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe.
| 389th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 81,516
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Guam
- has the most people named Fischer per capita
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