De Visscher is a

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. ''Visscher'' is an archaic spelling of Dutch ''visser'' meaning "fisherman". The name is now most common in

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.De Vischer
at familienaam.be People with this surname include: * Charles De Visscher (1884–1973), Belgian jurist, brother of Fernand * Cornelis de Visscher (1628/29–1658), Dutch engraver * (1885–1964), Belgian legal historian, brother of Charles * Jan de Visscher (1635/36-aft.1692), Dutch engraver and painter, brother of Cornelis * Jeffrey de Visscher (born 1981), Dutch footballer * Lambert de Visscher (1633–aft.1690), Dutch printmaker active in Italy, brother of Cornelis * (1916–1996), Belgian jurist, son of Charles

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