Explore the Family Name Fishell

The meaning of Fishell

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Fischel or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Fishel.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fishell has slightly decreased over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Fishell was ranked as the 46,240th most popular surname, and by 2010 it had moved down in rank to 47,107, a decrease of 1.88%. However, despite the slight drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Fishell increased from 434 in 2000 to 451 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.92%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease of 6.25% from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#47,107	-1.88%
Count	434	451	3.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fishell

The ethnicity of those bearing the surname Fishell also changed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the surname Fishell identified as White, at 93.55%, which slightly decreased to 92.46% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a remarkable increase in the percentage of Fishells identifying as two or more races, growing from 1.84% in 2000 to 4.21% in 2010, a change of 128.80%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname dropped to zero in 2010, after being 2.07% in 2000. The percentage of Fishells identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase from 2.30% to 2.44% over the decade. There were no individuals with the surname Fishell who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.55%	92.46%	-1.17%
Two or More Races	1.84%	4.21%	128.8%
Hispanic	2.3%	2.44%	6.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.07%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%