Visscher is a Dutch occupational 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
- Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587–1652), engraver and publisher from Amsterdam
- 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."
- Three brothers (de) Visscher of Haarlem:
- Codien Visscher [nl; ru] (1835–1912), Dutch translator and writer
- Hugo Visscher [de; nl] (1864–1947), Dutch theologian and politician
- John Paul Visscher (1895–1950), American protozoologist
- Jantje Visscher (born 1933), American painter, photographer, and sculptor
- Bert Visscher [nl] (born 1960), Dutch comedian and cabaret performer
- Maurice Visscher (1901–1983), American physiologist
- Peter Visscher, Dutch-born Australian geneticist
Visschers
De Visscher