Visscher is a Dutchoccupational surname. Visscher is an archaic spelling of Dutch visser meaning "fisherman".[1] Varianta are Visschers and De Visscher. The latter form is now most common in East Flanders.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
Roemer Visscher (1547–1620), merchant and writer from Amsterdam
Anna Visscher (1584–1651), Dutch artist, poet, and translator, daughter of Roemer
Frans Jacobszoon Visscher (fl. 1623–1645), Dutch mariner and explorer; variants of his first name include Franchoijs or Franchoys etc.; his middle name is sometimes abbreviated "Jacobsz."
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