Fitchew Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fitchew Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fitchew,' i.e. polecat (Polecat was also a surname, which see); spelt fitchew in King Lear, iv. 6. 134 (Skeat); a corruption of Old French fissau (ibid.); v. Fitch (a) and Fitchett.

1615.

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Fitchew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Fitchew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fitchew,' i.e. polecat (Polecat was also a surname, which see); spelt fitchew in King Lear, iv. 6. 134 (Skeat); a corruption of Old French fissau (ibid.); v. Fitch (a) and Fitchett.

1615. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Richarde Fitchoe: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1742. Married — Richard Milson and Ann Fitchaw: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Teut.) a contemptuous [nickname from the Polecat [M.E, fitch(e, fi(t)chet, a polecat; cp. Old French fissau, fissel, O.Dut. fisse, visse, a polecat; cp. Mod. Dutch vies, nasty]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A corruption of Fitz-Hugh. 2. A kind of polecat-a word of contempt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fitz Hugh (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fitchew Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fitchew Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fitchew occurs most in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitchew? popularity and diffusion

Fitchew is the 1,252,959th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Fitchew are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 22 percent live, Staffordshire, where 13 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Fitchew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fitchew has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fitchew surname expanded 270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fitchew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fitchew last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Fitchew earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.4% more than the national average, earning $52,816 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fitchewt931/
Fitchiew931/
Fichew921/
Fitchev8618/
Fitchef861/
Fitzhew860/
Fitcheva804/
Fichev77115/
Fechew770/
Ficheva71122/
Vitchev7151/
Fytchev711/
Foicheva673/
Fidcheva671/
Veitchev671/

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