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UK surname

Fysh

In the 1881 census there were 173 people recorded with the Fysh surname, ranking it #14,112 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 318, ranked #14,159, down from #14,112 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to King's Lynn St Margaret, Fleet and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fysh is 346 in 2004. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 83.8%.

1881 census count

173

Ranked #14,112

Modern count

318

2016, ranked #14,159

Peak year

2004

346 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Fysh had 173 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,112 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 318 in 2016, ranked #14,159.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 265 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Fysh surname distribution map

The map shows where the Fysh surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Fysh surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fysh over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 123 #14,886
1861 historical 147 #15,539
1881 historical 173 #14,112
1891 historical 209 #14,459
1901 historical 253 #13,045
1911 historical 265 #12,422
1997 modern 311 #13,217
1998 modern 316 #13,424
1999 modern 319 #13,420
2000 modern 307 #13,717
2001 modern 301 #13,700
2002 modern 330 #13,140
2003 modern 327 #13,046
2004 modern 346 #12,544
2005 modern 330 #12,939
2006 modern 318 #13,348
2007 modern 319 #13,474
2008 modern 324 #13,437
2009 modern 325 #13,657
2010 modern 326 #13,918
2011 modern 327 #13,754
2012 modern 317 #13,960
2013 modern 327 #13,868
2014 modern 328 #13,951
2015 modern 326 #13,898
2016 modern 318 #14,159

Geography

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Where Fyshs are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around King's Lynn St Margaret, Fleet, Manchester, St Mary Islington and Wormegay. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 King's Lynn St Margaret Norfolk
2 Fleet Lincolnshire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)
5 Wormegay Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 006 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
2 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 009 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
3 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 011 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
4 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 007 King's Lynn and West Norfolk
5 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 010 King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fysh

These lists show first names that appear often with the Fysh surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fysh

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Fysh, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Fysh surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Fysh household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Fysh is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Fysh is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Fysh falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Fysh is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Fysh, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Fysh families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fysh surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Norfolk leads with 88 Fyshs recorded in 1881 and an index of 33.92x.

County Total Index
Norfolk 88 33.92x
Middlesex 30 1.78x
Lincolnshire 29 10.75x
Kent 5 0.87x
Essex 4 1.20x
Surrey 4 0.49x
Worcestershire 3 1.36x
Ayrshire 2 1.58x
Derbyshire 2 0.76x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.98x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.94x
Cornwall 1 0.52x
Durham 1 0.20x
Herefordshire 1 1.45x
Rutland 1 8.07x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kings Lynn St Margaret in Norfolk leads with 36 Fyshs recorded in 1881 and an index of 462.13x.

Place Total Index
Kings Lynn St Margaret 36 462.13x
Gaywood 24 5106.38x
South Lynn 20 682.59x
Islington London 8 4.89x
Skendleby 8 5000.00x
South Ferriby 8 1860.47x
Terrington St Clement 8 683.76x
Hackney London 6 6.34x
Limehouse London 6 32.40x
New Sleaford 5 289.02x
Deptford St Paul 4 9.01x
Fleet 4 519.48x
West Ham 4 5.44x
Bermondsey 3 5.97x
Paddington London 3 4.84x
Worcester St Clement 3 214.29x
Ealing 2 13.26x
Great Grimsby 2 11.68x
Hornsey 2 9.37x
Largs 2 67.11x
Bishop Auckland 1 14.86x
Clifford 1 217.39x
Edmonton 1 7.35x
Falmouth 1 14.79x
Fulham London 1 4.09x
Great Marlow 1 36.36x
Holbeach 1 33.33x
Kingston On Thames 1 5.06x
Long Eaton 1 28.65x
Minster In Sheppey 1 10.48x
Oakham Lordshold 1 76.92x
Ockbrook 1 89.29x
Spalding 1 18.69x
St Marylebone London 1 1.11x
Wisbech St Peter 1 18.66x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Fysh surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 12
Ann 7
Elizabeth 7
Fanny 4
Martha 4
Sarah 4
Susannah 4
Alice 3
Harriet 3
Lucy 3
Edith 2
Ellen 2
Esther 2
Ethel 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Margaret 2
Susanh. 2
Adelaide 1
Agnes 1
Anna 1
Annie 1
Clara 1
Eleanor 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Florance 1
Florence 1
Georgiana 1
Harriot 1
Ida 1
Jessie 1
Lizzie 1
Lousia 1
Margarett 1
Marie 1
Neline 1
Pleasance 1
Rhoda 1
Rosamond 1
Rose 1
Rosina 1
Ruth 1
Sophia 1
Susnnah 1
Victoria 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Fysh surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Charles 10
John 10
George 9
William 6
Robert 5
Henry 4
Alfred 3
Arthur 3
Thomas 3
Wm. 3
Adam 1
Antony 1
Ebenezer 1
Edward 1
Francis 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Jas. 1
Liddle 1
Nathaniel 1
Samuel 1
Stanley 1
Willy 1
Wm.J. 1

FAQ

Fysh surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fysh surname in 1881?

In 1881, 173 people were recorded with the Fysh surname. That placed it at #14,112 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fysh surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 318 in 2016. That gives Fysh a modern rank of #14,159.

What does the Fysh map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Fysh bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.