Fisker is a Scandinavian surname meaning 'fisher' (fisherman), in Danish and Norwegian. Its English cognate is the surname Fisher.[1]

People

Persons with the surname Fisker include:

  • Henrik Fisker (born 1963), automobile designer and executive chairman of Fisker Automotive
  • Henrik Fisker (admiral) (1720–1797), Danish admiral
  • Kasper Fisker (born 1988), Danish soccer player
  • Kay Fisker (1893–1965), Danish architect
  • Knud Erik Fisker (born 1960), Danish soccer referee
  • Lorentz Fisker (1753–1819), Danish military officer and oceanographer/geographer
  • Lorentz Fisker (mayor) (1684–1757), amtsforvalter (county officer) for Nysted and byfoged (county officer) for København
  • Lorentz Fisker (judge) (1731–1779), lagmann county officer for Christiansand og Agdesidens
  • Maria Fisker (born 1990), Danish handball player
  • Peder Andersen Fisker, builder of the Danish motorcycle Nimbus in partnership with H. M. Nielsen
  • Sisse Fisker (born 1976), Danish television presenter

Similar cognates in other languages

References

  1. "What is in a Name?". The Hope Chest. The Danish Home of Chicago. 20 January 2016.

See also

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