Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword fisherman.
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Al Sayad Arabic (Egyptian)
This is a rare Arabic title meaning "fisherman" or "fisherman"
De Visser Dutch
means "the fisherman" variant of Visser
Fiske English, Norwegian
From the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse fiskr "fish" and vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
Kalamees Estonian
Kalamees is an Estonian surname meaning "fisherman".
Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.
Ribar Croatian
Derived from ribar, meaning "fisherman".
Rybak Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
Rybakov Russian
Means "son of the fisher" from Russian рыбак (rybak) meaning "fisherman".
Rybalka Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from ryba "fish".
Zvejnieks Latvian
Means "fisherman".