Fishwick is a
surname. It is from multiple locations in England, but predominantly from a place now in
Preston
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
, Lancashire; other origins are Fishwick in
Kingsteignton
Kingsteignton ( ), is a town and civil parish in South Devon, England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is bypassed by the A380 and is also on the A383, A381, B3193 and B319 ...
, Devon, and possibly
Fisherwick
Fisherwick is a civil parish in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. Located about east of the City of Lichfield, the parish does not include a village, just a scattered collection of farms and houses. The ancient settlement, dating bac ...
in Staffordshire.
It may also derive from
Fishwick in the
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lot ...
.
People with the surname
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Bert Fishwick
Albert Edward Fishwick (1899–1961) was an English footballer. He scored 61 goals in 188 league games in a ten-year career in the Football League, playing for Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool, Port Vale, and Tranmere Rovers. He helped Vale to the T ...
(1899–1961), English footballer
*
Clifford Fishwick
Clifford Fishwick (21 June 1923 in Accrington, Lancashire – 22 January 1997 in Exeter) was a painter and Principal of Exeter College of Art and Design who exhibited regularly with the Newlyn and Penwith Societies. Fishwick is regarded as an im ...
(1923–1997), English painter
*
Karen Fishwick, Scottish actor and musician
*
Marshall Fishwick
Marshall William Fishwick (July 5, 1923 – May 22, 2006) was an American multidisciplinary scholar, professor, writer, and editor who started the academic movement known as popular culture studies and established the journal ''Internationa ...
(1923–2006), American scholar and writer
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Harold Fishwick
Harold "Tatto" Fishwick (born 1891, date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitc ...
(born 1891, date of death unknown), English footballer
*
Tom Fishwick (1876–1950), English cricketer
See also
*
Fishwick, Preston, Lancashire, England, see
Districts of Preston
Preston is a city of Lancashire, England. The districts of Preston vary in size and shape, many of which reflect the districts developed from former villages and boroughs which now lie within the boundaries of the city of Preston. Districts of Pres ...
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Fishwick, Scottish Borders, Scotland
*
John Fishwick & Sons, a bus company
*
Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory
Fyshwick () is a retail and light industrial suburb of Canberra, Australia, east of the South Canberra district. At the , Fyshwick had a population of 56.
It has many motor vehicle dealers, stores selling home furnishings and hardware, and st ...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia
References
{{surname, Fishwick
English toponymic surnames
Scottish surnames
Toponymic surnames