Fisher (German: Fischer) is an English occupational name for one who obtained his living by fishing or living by a fishing weir. In Ireland it is the anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bradáin 'descendant of Bradán', a personal name meaning 'salmon'. This name was sometimes translated into English as Salmon or Fisher.
Fisk Name Meaning. English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr 'fish' (cognate with Old English fisc).
Fiske Name Meaning. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm in western Norway, named from Old Norse fiskr 'fish' + vin 'meadow'. Danish: metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, from Old Norse fiskr 'fish'. English: variant of Fisk.
Fitch is a family name of Old French origin. Like most ancient surnames, there are a number of possible origins to the name. It may originate from the Old French word fissell meaning "an iron-pointed implement". ... Earliest records show the name and derivatives occurring from the 12th century onwards.
Fitch is a family name of Old French origin. Like most ancient surnames, there are a number of possible origins to the name. It may originate from the Old French word fissell meaning "an iron-pointed implement". ... His descendants eventually shortened the name first to "Fitche" and then to "Fitch".
Fitz (pronounced "fits") is a prefix in patronymic surnames of Norman origin, that is to say originating in the 11th century. The word is a Norman French noun meaning "son of", from Latin filius (son), plus genitive case of the father's forename.
Fitz Name Meaning. English: generally said to be from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z 'son', used originally to distinguish a son from a father bearing the same personal name.
Fitz Name Meaning. English: generally said to be from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z 'son', used originally to distinguish a son from a father bearing the same personal name.
Irish Surname - Fitzgerald. The Irish name Fitzgerald (spelled Mac Gearailt in Ireland), is of Anglo-Norman origin meaning 'the son of Gerald'. The Fitzgeralds of Ireland are said to be descended from Maurice, son of Gerald (husband of Nesta, Princess of Wales), constable of Pembroke and of a royal heritage in Wales.
Irish Surname - Fitzgerald. The Irish name Fitzgerald (spelled Mac Gearailt in Ireland), is of Anglo-Norman origin meaning 'the son of Gerald'. The Fitzgeralds of Ireland are said to be descended from Maurice, son of Gerald (husband of Nesta, Princess of Wales), constable of Pembroke and of a royal heritage in Wales.
