How Many People Have the Last Name Fischer?
people had the surname Fischer in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,077 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,262 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Fischer (94.3%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Fischer ranks #331. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Fischer grew from 70,095 people in 2000 to 72,357 in 2010 (up 3.2%), and its rank fell from #419 to #455. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 25.98 to 24.53 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 70,095 | 72,357 |
| Rank | #419 | #455 |
| Per 100,000 people | 25.98 | 24.53 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Fischer
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Fischer: F260
👤 Fischer as a First Name
Fischer is a first name too: about 2,154 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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