Fischer (family name)

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Fischer is a German-speaking family name .

In Germany it is the fourth most common family name. (See: List of the most common surnames in Germany ). The name is ranked among the ten most common in Switzerland and one of the hundred most common in the United States . In Israel , the name of European Jewish immigrants was often converted to the Hebrew equivalent of Dayag at the time of arrival .

Origin and meaning

The name is derived from the job title of the fisherman . In the Jewish religious and cultural field, however, the name can also be a reference to the biblical figure Ephraim , Joseph's youngest son from Genesis .

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  • Zyrill Fischer (1892–1945), Austrian Franciscan priest and resistance fighter

pseudonym

  • Fischer, code name of Victor Schily (1811–1875), German lawyer and revolutionary

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Fischer  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gershom Martin: Weizmann Institute Israel. November 13, 2016, accessed November 13, 2016 .
  2. ↑ The name FISCHER. In: BH Open Databases. Retrieved February 14, 2018 .