Explore the Family Name Fishback

The meaning of Fishback

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Fischbach.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fishback has slightly declined over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 14,370th in terms of commonality across the nation. However, by 2010, it had slipped to 15,309th, marking a decrease of 6.53%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the name Fishback increased slightly from 1,910 in 2000 to 1,917 in 2010. This increase of 0.37% suggests that while the name may have become less popular relative to other surnames, the number of people bearing the Fishback name has remained relatively stable.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,370	#15,309	-6.53%
Count	1,910	1,917	0.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.65	-8.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fishback

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census also reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Fishback surname between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White accounted for the vast majority of individuals with the surname at 86.39% in 2000, though this proportion fell slightly to 83.41% by 2010. Simultaneously, the percentage of Fishbacks identifying as Black increased from 10.47% to 11.79%. The Hispanic population under this surname also saw a significant increase of 56.36%, rising from 1.10% to 1.72%. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races grew by 30.36%, and minor representations from Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native backgrounds were recorded for the first time in 2010, albeit comprising less than 1% each.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.39%	83.41%	-3.45%
Black	10.47%	11.79%	12.61%
Two or More Races	1.68%	2.19%	30.36%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.72%	56.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.57%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.31%	0%