Fitgerald Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fitgerald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fitgerald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Fitgerald (24) may also be a first name.

Fitgerald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fitgerald is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitgerald? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Fitgerald is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Fitgerald reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fitgerald is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 24 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States Fitgerald is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Fitgerald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fitgerald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fitgerald surname rose 269 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fitgerald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fitgerald surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fitgerald earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning $19,312,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $39,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.11% more than the national average, earning $72,590 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fitgerald
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