Fiske Explained
Fiske is a surname of Scandinavian origins.
According to Burke's Peerage, "The family of Fiske has long flourished in the counties of Norfolk (recorded as landowners in the Domesday Book) and Suffolk [in [[England]]], and derives from the old Norse name of Fiskr. Legend holds that they arrived with the invading forces of Olaf Tryggvason, King of Norway, at the Battle of Maldon on the Blackwater River in Essex in 991 A.D. Daniel Fisk, of Laxfield is mentioned in a document issued by King John, confirming a grant of land in Digneveton (Dennington), made by the Duke of Lorraine to the men of Laxfield 1 May 1208."[1]
The name may refer to several people:
In arts and entertainment
- Alexander Fiske-Harrison (born 1976), British writer
- Alison Fiske (1943–2020), English actress, daughter of Roger Fiske
- Frank Bennett Fiske (1883–1952), American photographer
- George Fiske (1835–1918), American photographer
- Harrison Grey Fiske (1861–1942), American writer
- Irving Fiske (1908–1990), American playwright
- Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865–1932), American actress
- Reine Fiske (born 1972), Swedish musician
- Richard Fiske (1915–1944), American actor
- Robert Fiske (actor) (1889–1944), American actor
- Roger Fiske (1910–1987), English musicologist, broadcaster and author
- Willard Fiske (1831–1904), American librarian and writer
- Lars Fiske (born 1966), Norwegian illustrator
- Anna Fiske (born 1964), Swedish illustrator
In law and politics
In science and academia
Places
In other fields
See also
Notes and References
- Burke's Peerage & Gentry: 'Fiske Harrison of Layer de la Haye'
