Fishwick is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. 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 B31 ...
, Devon, and possibly
Fisherwick
Fisherwick is a civil parish in the Lichfield District, 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 ...
in Staffordshire.
It may also derive from
Fishwick in the
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the we ...
.
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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David Fishwick (born 1971), English businessman
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Karen Fishwick (born 1990), 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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Tom Fishwick (1876–1950), English cricketer
See also
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Fishwick, Preston, Lancashire, England, see
Districts of Preston
City of Preston, Lancashire, 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 ...
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Fishwick, Scottish Borders, 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 M ...
, 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 s ...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
References
{{surname, Fishwick
English toponymic surnames
Surnames of Scottish origin
Toponymic surnames