Fish
English edit
Etymology edit
From fish, a metonymic occupational surname for a fish seller or a nickname for someone who resembled a fish. It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Fisch.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Fish (plural Fishes)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fish is the 1425th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24924 individuals. Fish is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.87%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 578.