Explore the Family Name Fischman

The meaning of Fischman

Americanized form of German Fischmann, and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname: occupational name for a fish seller, from Middle High German visch, Yiddish fish (German Fisch) ‘fish’ + Middle High German and Yiddish man (German Mann) ‘man’. Compare Fishman. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Mendel, Aharon, Dov, Moshe, Raizy, Sabi, Shalom, Shlomie, Shlomo, Simcha. German Kurt, Wolf.

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How common is the last name Fischman in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fischman has maintained a steady level of popularity over the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, it was ranked 26,538 and after ten years, it slightly dropped to rank 26,814, indicating a minor decrease of 1.04%. However, despite the drop in rank, the count of people carrying the name Fischman actually increased by approximately 5%, from 864 individuals in 2000 to 907 individuals in 2010. The proportion per 100K also experienced a slight decrease of 3.12% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,538	#26,814	-1.04%
Count	864	907	4.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fischman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a majority of people with the Fischman surname identifying as White, with an increase of 0.97% from 94.56% in 2000 to 95.48% in 2010. The number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic decreased by 18.52% and 8.31% respectively. Additionally, there was a significant decline of 36.69% in people identifying as having two or more races. No Fischmans identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	95.48%	0.97%
Hispanic	3.13%	2.87%	-8.31%
Two or More Races	1.39%	0.88%	-36.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.66%	-18.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%