How common is the last name Fisher?

206,799 people in the United States have the last name Fisher, about 1 in 1,445. It ranks #115 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FISHER

#115

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
206,799
About
1 in 1,445
This common or more
17.8%
Who bears it

Of the 206,799 people with the last name Fisher, 80.1% reported their origin as White, 11.3% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Fisher

#113 Romero · 208,066#114 Gonzales · 207,620#116 Barnes · 206,431#117 Vasquez · 201,992

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Fisher, most common first.

#460 Fischer · 70,511#29,734 Fiser · 845#74,639 Ficher · 279

Also a first name

As a first name, Fisher ranks #3,950 of 53,615, with 4,938 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 319 births. See Fisher as a first name

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