Fishwick is a
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 ...
. It is from multiple locations in England, but predominantly from a place now in
Preston, Lancashire; other origins are Fishwick in
Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton ( ), is a town and civil parish in South Devon, England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is bypassed by the A380 and is also on the A383, A381, B3193 and B3195. ...
, Devon, and possibly
Fisherwick
Fisherwick is a civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. Located about east of the City of Lichfield, the parish does not include a village, just a scattered collection of farms and houses. The ancient settlement, dating back ...
in Staffordshire.
It may also derive from
Fishwick Fishwick is a surname. It is from multiple locations in England, but predominantly from a place now in Preston, Lancashire; other origins are Fishwick in Kingsteignton, Devon, and possibly Fisherwick in Staffordshire. It may also derive from Fishwi ...
in the
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothi ...
.
People with the surname
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Bert Fishwick (1899–1961), English footballer
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Clifford Fishwick (1923–1997), English painter
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Karen Fishwick
Karen Fishwick (born 12 May 1990) is a Scottish actor and musician.
Fishwick was born in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. She trained at Motherwell College.
She has appeared in a number of productions in Glasgow at the Citizens Theatre and other ...
, Scottish actor and musician
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Marshall Fishwick
Marshall William Fishwick (July 5, 1923 – May 22, 2006) was an American multidisciplinary scholar, professor, writer, and editor who started the academic movement known as popular culture studies and established the journal ''International ...
(1923–2006), American scholar and writer
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Harold Fishwick (born 1891, date of death unknown), English footballer
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Tom Fishwick (1876–1950), English cricketer
See also
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Fishwick, Preston, Lancashire, England, see
Districts of Preston
Preston is a city of Lancashire, England. The districts of Preston vary in size and shape, many of which reflect the districts developed from former villages and boroughs which now lie within the boundaries of the city of Preston. Districts of Pre ...
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Fishwick, Scottish Borders
Fishwick is a parish with a small mediaeval village (now vanished) in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, in the traditional county of Berwickshire, seven miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed. The parish church is now a ruin and the parish is united with ...
, Scotland
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John Fishwick & Sons
John Fishwick & Sons was a bus company based in Leyland, Lancashire.
History
The company was formed in 1907 when John Fishwick moved from Wales to Leyland looking for business. He started with a steam propelled wagon from the local Leyland Mo ...
, a bus company
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Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory
Fyshwick () is a retail and light industrial suburb of Canberra, Australia, east of the South Canberra district. At the , Fyshwick had a population of 56.
It has many motor vehicle dealers, stores selling home furnishings and hardware, and sto ...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
References
{{surname, Fishwick
English toponymic surnames
Scottish surnames
Toponymic surnames