Fisher

Fisher
This interesting surname has a number of origins. Firstly, it may be an occupational name for a fisherman, deriving from the Middle English "fisher", a development of the Olde English pre 7th Century "fiscere", a derivative of "fiscian" meaning "to catch fish". Secondly, it may be a topographical name for someone who lived near a fish weir on a river, deriving from the Middle English "fisch", Olde English "fisc" meaning "fish" plus the Middle English "gere" a development of the Old Norse "gervi" "weir, apparatus". inally, it may be an Ashkenazic occupational name for a fisherman from the Yiddish "fisher". The surname dates back to the mid 13th Century (see below). London Church Records include the marriage of Annis Fisher to Robart Marle on July 6th 1549, at St. Martin Orgar, and the christening of Anne, daughter of Thomas Fisher, on March 8th 1552 at St. Mary Magdalene's, Bermondsey. The name is well represented in the "Dictionary of National Biography" with over twenty entries, one of the most notable being George Fisher (1794 - 1873), who acted as astronomer to the Polar expedition of 1818, and propounded a theory of the nature and origin of the aurora borealis, published in 1834. A Coat of Arms granted to a Fisher family in Scotland is a blue shield, with a silver chevron between three silver salmon haurient. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard le Fischer, which was dated 1263 in the "Feet of Fines of Essex", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:
, / , (Mustela Canadensis)


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fisher — or Fishers may refer to:People: See Fisher (surname) Companies*Fisher Automobile Company, first automobile dealership in the United States *Fisher Body, an automobile coachbuilder, now owned by General Motors *Fisher Communications, a media… …   Wikipedia

  • Fisher — heißen die Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Fisher (Arkansas) Fisher (Illinois) Fisher (Kalifornien) Fisher (Kentucky) Fisher (Louisiana) Fisher (Minnesota) Fisher (Ohio) Fisher (Oklahoma) Fisher (Oregon) Fisher (Pennsylvania) Fisher (Washington) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fisher — Fisher, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 265 Housing Units (2000): 124 Land area (2000): 0.315262 sq. miles (0.816524 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.315262 sq. miles (0.816524 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fisher — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Fisher hace referencia a: Carrie Fisher, actriz estadounidense Terence Fisher, director de cine británico Irving Fisher, economista estadounidense Ronald Fisher, estadístico inglés a la abreviación científica para el …   Wikipedia Español

  • Fisher — Fisher, Irving Fisher, John * * * (as used in expressions) Ames, Fisher Fisher, Irving Fisher (de Kilverstone), John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1 barón Fisher, Sir R(onald) A(ylmer) Winchester, Oliver (Fisher) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • FISHER (I.) — FISHER IRVING (1867 1947) Considéré, en son temps, comme le plus grand économiste américain, Irving Fisher a enseigné à l’université Yale. Statisticien et économiste, Fisher a élaboré une œuvre abondante d’où émergent, outre une importante… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fisher —   [ fɪʃə],    1) Geoffrey Francis, Lord Fisher of Lambeth [ əv læmbeθ], anglikanischer Theologe, * Higham on the Hill (bei Nuneaton) 5. 5. 1887, ✝ Sherborne 15. 9. 1972; 1945 61 Erzbischof von Canterbury, einer der Präsidenten des Weltrates der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Fisher P-75 — Fisher P 75A Eagle im Flug mit ihren gegenläufigen Propellern …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fisher, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 265 Housing Units (2000): 124 Land area (2000): 0.315262 sq. miles (0.816524 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.315262 sq. miles (0.816524 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fisher, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 1647 Housing Units (2000): 667 Land area (2000): 0.991958 sq. miles (2.569159 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.991958 sq. miles (2.569159 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fisher, LA — U.S. village in Louisiana Population (2000): 268 Housing Units (2000): 107 Land area (2000): 0.599800 sq. miles (1.553475 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.599800 sq. miles (1.553475 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”