Fisher (surname)

Fisher (German: Fischer) is an occupational name for one who obtained his living by fishing. In Ireland it is the anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bradáin 'descendant of Bradán', a personal name meaning ‘salmon’. The Gaelic name was sometimes translated into English as Salmon or Fisher. Also the Celtic name Mac an Iascair in Ireland or MacInesker in Scotland was also translated to Fisher.

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  • Adrian Fisher (born 1951), maze designer
  • Adrian S. Fisher (1914–1983), American lawyer
  • Albert Fisher (1864–1942), American automotive pioneer
  • Albert Kenrick Fisher (1856–1948), American ornithologist
  • Albert William Fisher (1881–1937), English footballer
  • Alex Nicholas Fisher, Sr., (born 1970), American Veterinarian
  • Alexander Fisher (sound engineer) (1903–1993), British Sound Engineer
  • Alice Fisher (nurse), pioneer nurse
  • Alice S. Fisher (fl. 2000s), American lawyer
  • Allen Fisher (born 1944), British poet
  • Alvan Fisher (1792–1863), American painter
  • J. Fisher (Yorkshire cricketer)

    J. Fisher (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer associated with Sheffield Cricket Club who made his first-class debut in 1827.

    References

    Bibliography

  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite. 

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