Fisch is a

German language German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

, which means "

fisherman A fisher or fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishers may be professional or recreati ...

" or "fish seller", derived from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

''visch'', meaning "

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

".''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Fisch Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 21 January 2016. The name may refer to: *

Arline Fisch Arline Fisch (born August 21, 1931) is an American artist and educator. She is known for her work as a metalsmith and jeweler, pioneering the use of textile processes from crochet, knitting, plaiting, and weaving in her work in metal. She dev ...

(born 1931), American artist *

Asher Fisch Asher Fisch (Hebrew: אשר פיש) (born May 19, 1958, Jerusalem, Israel) is an Israeli conductor and pianist. Fisch began his career as an assistant of Daniel Barenboim and an associate conductor of the Berlin State Opera. He made his United S ...

(born 1958), Israeli conductor *

Bernhard Fisch Bernhard Fisch (22 August 1926 – 18 November 2020) was a German writer. Life Fisch was born in Willenberg, near Ortelsburg, East Prussia on 22 August 1926. He went to elementary school in his home town, and then visited the Realgymnasium i ...

(1926–2020), German writer *

Edith Fisch Edith L. Fisch (March 3, 1923 – August 3, 2006). was an American jurist and legal scholar. Fisch was born in New York City and grew up in Brooklyn. She was disabled by poliomyelitis at age 12 and lived the rest of her life in a wheelchair. She ...

(1923–2006), American legal scholar *

Erika Fisch Erika Fisch (29 April 1934 – 9 November 2021) was a German athlete. She represented the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, placing fourth in the long jump. At the 1962 European Championships she won silver in th ...

(1934–2021), German athlete *

Hans Ulrich Fisch Hans Ulrich Fisch (1583–1647) was a Swiss painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush ...

(1583–1647), Swiss painter * Isidor Fisch (1905–1934), German associate of Bruno Hauptmann *

Jill Fisch Jill E. Fisch is the Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Economics in the Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School ...

, American professor at the

University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Law or Penn Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is among the most selective and olde ...

Jedd Fisch Jedd Ari Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Arizona. Fisch previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots and as an assistant offensive coordinato ...

(born 1976), American football coach * Klaus Fisch (1893–1975), German painter *

Menachem Fisch Menachem Fisch is an Israeli philosopher. He is the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Science, and co-Director of the Frankfurt-Tel Aviv Center for the Study of Religious and Interreligious Dynamics at Tel Aviv ...

(born 1948), Israeli philosopher *

Richard Fisch Richard Fisch (1926–2011) was an American psychiatrist best known for his pioneering work in brief therapy. Dick Fisch graduated from Colby College, studied for a year at Columbia University School of Anthropology, and then entered the Ne ...

(1926–2011), American psychiatrist * Robert O. Fisch (1925–2022), Hungarian-born American pediatrician

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German-language surnames Jewish surnames Occupational surnames Yiddish-language surnames Surnames from nicknames {{Fisher-surname

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