Czech surnames
Fischer: what the name means
Fischer means “fisherman”: a German occupational name.
In January 2017, 2,840 people in Czechia were named Fischer or Fischerová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha431
- Around Ostrava112
- Around Brno99
- Around Opava83
- Around Sokolov74
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Fischer mean?
Fischer means “fisherman”: a German occupational name.
How many people are called Fischer in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,840 people in Czechia were named Fischer or Fischerová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Fischer most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (431), Ostrava (112), Brno (99).