Where Does the Fishbach Surname Come From?

The last name Fishbach is one of the recorded forms of Fischbach, a German family name. The family name meaning is “fish stream”, the same as for Fischbach.

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A variant of Fischbach

Before spelling was fixed, Fischbach was also written Fishbach. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Fishback and Fischbacher.

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