Fitchpatrick Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Fitchpatrick Surname Definition:

The anglicized form of Giolla-Phadruic, an ancient Irish chief of the X. cent. Its literal meaning is, The Servant of St. Patrick. Such names were common in Ireland soon after the introduction of Christianity. O'Donovan, in Irish Penny Journal, p.

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Fitchpatrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:858,90765,342
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland211:178,2486,976
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

Fitchpatrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The anglicized form of Giolla-Phadruic, an ancient Irish chief of the X. cent. Its literal meaning is, The Servant of St. Patrick. Such names were common in Ireland soon after the introduction of Christianity. O'Donovan, in Irish Penny Journal, p. 330. Comp. Gilchrist, Gillespie, &c. John Fitz-Patrick, descended from the ancient monarchs of Ireland, was ancestor of the Earls of Ossory, who became extinct in 1818.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

FITZPATRICE: The son of Patrick (which see).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Fitchpatrick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fitchpatrick is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitchpatrick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 697,244th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The last name Fitchpatrick occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Fitchpatrick reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fitchpatrick is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 858,907. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 22 percent live, Tennessee, where 14 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Fitchpatrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fitchpatrick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fitchpatrick last name grew 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fitchpatrick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fitchpatrick surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fitchpatrick last name are 20.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.01% registered with the party.

Fitchpatrick earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,434 USD per year.

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