Vischer
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Occupational surname: fisherman/fish dealer; variant of Fischer
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Vischer is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- USUnited States
- CHSwitzerland
- DEGermany
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Occupational surname: fisherman/fish dealer; variant of Fischer. 267 tokens.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Vischer is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Berufsname: Fischer, also jemand, der fischt; Belegzahl 267.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Peter Vischerb. 1455DEGerman sculptor (c. 1455–1529)
- Georg Matthäus Vischerb. 1628ATAustrian cartographer
- Friedrich Theodor Vischerb. 1807DEGerman philosopher, writer and politician (1807-1887)
- Robert Vischerb. 1847DEGerman philosopher (1847-1933)
- Adolf Lukas Vischerb. 1884CHSwiss physician (1884-1974)
- Wilhelm Vischerb. 1890CHSwiss botanist (1890-1960)
- Blanca Vischerb. 1915GTGuatemalan film actress
- Phil Vischerb. 1966USAmerican writer, animator, voice actor, puppeteer, and producer
- Frans Vischeranimator
- Saskia Vischerfilm producer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 11 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 200 | #6,276 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 158 | #116,774 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 143 | #120,901 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 135 | #118,954 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 86 | #21,290 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 21 | #87,652 |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 1 | #171,660 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Vischer come from?
- Occupational surname: fisherman/fish dealer; variant of Fischer. 267 tokens. Recorded by Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen.
- What does the name Vischer mean?
- Recorded meaning: Occupational surname: fisherman/fish dealer; variant of Fischer.
- In which country does Vischer have the most bearers?
- Vischer is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Vischer”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.