How Many People Have the Last Name Fisher?

214,703

people had the surname Fisher in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 1,374 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#112

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

72.79

In 2010

Largest Group

82.6%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.1%

+4,424 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Fisher (82.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 11.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Fisher ranks #77. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 84.6% to 82.6%.

White 82.6%
Black 11.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%

📈 Change Since 2000

Fisher grew from 210,279 people in 2000 to 214,703 in 2010 (up 2.1%), and its rank fell from #100 to #112. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 77.95 to 72.79 people per 100,000.

20002010
People210,279214,703
Rank#100#112
Per 100,000 people77.9572.79

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Fisher

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#109Henderson218,393
#110Barnes218,241
#111Gonzales214,758
#112Fisher214,703
#113Vasquez212,781
#114Simmons210,182
#115Romero208,614

👤 Fisher as a First Name

Fisher is a first name too: about 6,398 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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