Fitt Surname

153,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fitt Surname Definition:

Apparently an ancient personal name, whence the diminutive Fitkin.

Fitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1251:49,5276,161
United States6921:523,78543,703
Australia3381:79,8699,295
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Poland1841:206,56927,445
South Africa611:888,15957,770
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Wales271:114,6128,773
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Barbados181:15,969956
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7671:31,7804,217
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Fitt (93) may also be a first name.

Fitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Apparently an ancient personal name, whence the diminutive Fitkin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Viette; from the Dutch, Vieth; a personal name.$

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

Fitt is a name that was represented by Fitte in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fitt (Russian: Фитт) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fitt is the 153,214th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,539,215 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Fitt are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. Fitt is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 93 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 49,527. In England Fitt is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 19 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 6 percent live. Beside England Fitt exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Fitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fitt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fitt last name rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 744 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fitt last name is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fitt last name are 10.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.65% more than the national average, earning R 424,536 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.34% less than the national average, earning $44,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fitte89964/
Fiott89152/
Feitt8999/
Fiett8925/
Faitt8920/
Foitt8917/
Fitth893/
Fuitt891/
Fit863,335/
Foitte8027/
Faitte802/
Feitts801/
Faitts801/
Feittz800/
Fichtt800/
Fite7513,504/
Fett755,825/
Vitt754,746/
Fait754,540/
Feit753,437/
Foit752,372/
Fiot75982/
Fiet75802/
Fuit75347/
Fist75181/
Fith7524/
Fijt7515/
Pfit759/
Hfit751/
Fizt751/
Fätt751/
Wfit751/
Fiht751/
Fytt751/
Fidt750/
Foggitt73183/
Fuggitt735/
Fittová734/
Faithth731/
Faichtt731/
Foisstt730/
Faith6718,761/
Feist6713,089/
Feith672,490/
Fi672,229/
Fette671,951/
Faißt671,782/
Ficht671,603/
Faist671,590/
Feidt671,025/
Feißt67582/
Foist67446/
Faite67419/
Fiste67234/
Fieth67204/
Fuite67183/
Feijt67183/
Fuith67172/
Foith67159/
Feite67105/
Faidt6788/
Faits6780/
Fuist6726/
Fiszt6726/
Vitth6724/
Fytts6721/
Voitt6716/
Foiht6714/
Viett6713/
Feits6713/
Fetth6712/
Fists679/
Foite678/
Phitt674/
Veitt674/
Fuits674/
Fetts674/
Fijth673/
Pfeit672/
Featt672/
Fisst672/
Fithe671/
Fidte671/
Foitz671/
Vaitt671/
Faiht671/
Faait671/
Feizt671/
Vuitt671/
Feiht670/
Feett670/
Fisht670/
Fehtt670/
Fijht670/
Foits670/
Fettz670/
Fiedt670/
Ffoit670/

Fitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fitt in the Russian language
Фиттfitt-

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