Fitter Surname

251,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fitter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fitter,' a joiner, a carpenter, one who joined or fitted separate parts together; a common occupative term in the 19th century for one who puts separate portions of machinery together. The early fitter probably worked in wood.

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Fitter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5811:95,90010,214
United States4191:865,05765,721
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Germany871:925,35065,249
Australia771:350,59429,558
Canada701:526,36644,416
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Wales251:123,7819,267
Hungary241:409,01227,854
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4141:58,8786,919
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Fitter (100) may also be a first name.

Fitter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the fitter,' a joiner, a carpenter, one who joined or fitted separate parts together; a common occupative term in the 19th century for one who puts separate portions of machinery together. The early fitter probably worked in wood. Indeed, the name may be looked upon as a synonym of joiner.

Geoffrey le Fittere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Fittere, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1348. Buried-Hellen Fytter: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1661. Married-William Fitter and Jane Trott: ibid.

1748. Baptised-Samuel, s. Jaspar Fitter: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

(Scandinavian) Fitter [Middle English fittere) fitten, to arrange: cp. Old Norse fitia, to knit together] ‘Person who vends and loads coals, fitting ships with cargoes. North.’—Halli- well’s Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A person who vends and loads coals, fitting ships with cargoes. Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The name of Fitter, according to Mr. Toulmin Smith ("Memorials of Old Birmingham"), is a corruption of Vyterre, a name that occurs in a Birmingham charter dated 1494.

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

Fitter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fitter has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,650th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,629,953 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Fitter are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. Fitter is also the 946,056th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 100 people.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 95,900. In England Fitter is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 21 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Fitter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fitter has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fitter last name increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fitter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fitter surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fitter last name are 24.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Fitter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.41% less than the national average, earning R 65,556 per year; in United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $48,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fittere9241/
Fittger9212/
Fistter921/
Feitter921/
Fitte91964/
Fiter91682/
Feistter866/
Pfistter864/
Fetter8310,015/
Fister834,416/
Futter832,575/
Feiter83700/
Vitter83492/
Fišter83487/
Fittje83425/
Fiette83335/
Fitere83242/
Fittes83176/
Faiter83149/
Fitger83109/
Foitte8327/
Fijter8324/
Fiotte8322/
Fither8321/
Fittie8315/
Foiter8313/
Fittge839/
Fytter837/
Fiterz836/
Fihter833/
Fhiter833/
Fieter832/
Fizter832/
Faitte832/
Fittey831/
Pfiter831/
Fuiter831/
Fütter831/
Fişter831/
Fite8013,504/
Pfister7735,826/
Fichter775,911/
Foister77793/
Feister77747/
Fiszter77102/
Fishter7778/
Fietier7764/
Fistere7732/
Fiterre7729/
Faittey7728/
Fuetter7727/
Feijter7721/
Festter7721/
Fisther7717/
Faither778/
Vittier777/
Fettier776/
Pfeiter774/
Fethter772/
Fiejter772/
Pfizter771/
Fittehy771/
Feitere771/
Feither771/
Faiteur771/
Phitter771/
Füttere771/
Futtier771/
Foitier771/
Faittes771/
Fuister770/
Ffister770/
Fetteer770/
Faister770/
Feutter770/
Foither770/
Vitte732,428/
Fette731,951/
Viter731,551/
Feter73544/
Fitta73500/
Faite73419/
Fites73410/
Fitti73316/
Futer73236/
Fiste73234/
Fitje73221/
Fuite73183/
Fiteh73180/
Feite73105/
Fitez73103/
Fiote7382/
Fiete7373/
Fitty7319/
Fitir7317/
Fitie7316/
Fitre7313/
Foite738/
Fitea736/
Fiteu734/
Fitej732/
Fyter732/
Fidte731/
Fithe731/
Féter731/
Fitet731/
Fitey730/
Feichter712,562/
Pfeister71265/
Pfistert7130/
Fiterová7119/
Feisther7118/
Fittahey7114/
Feishter7110/
Fiterova714/
Pfisterr712/
Fischter712/
Phfister711/
Pfistere711/
Pfisster711/
Faisther711/
Fuetteer710/
Feattier710/
Vetter6749,269/
Fester674,439/
Fettes671,694/
Fichte671,330/
Fietta67996/
Fether67654/
Viette67531/
Fayter67233/
Vitier67223/
Fišteš67167/
Feiste67157/
Vieter67154/
Fettet67125/
Vittie67105/
Veiter67103/
Fistea6798/
Fittis6780/
Fueter6777/
Fistes6768/
Futher6753/
Feyter6750/
Fetterová6748/
Feitir6744/
Faithe6742/
Fiotti6740/
Fyster6740/
Fiotei6738/
Voiter6736/
Feeter6734/
Vittee6733/
Fettre6733/
Fiştea6733/
Faitta6731/
Faaite6731/
Fetteh6724/
Pfischter6723/
Viteur6722/
Fajter6718/
Vätter6718/
Phiter6715/
Vaiter6714/
Fetere6714/
Faiteh6713/
Foitet6712/
Faites6711/
Fiethe6711/
Feitei6710/
Feteer6710/
Faited6710/
Fithie678/
Faitep678/
Fitess676/
Vytter676/
Fidtje675/
Fitieh674/
Fettey674/
Feitre674/
Feterr674/
Faitet674/
Futier673/
Fettie673/
Fetger673/
Fedter673/
Feites673/
Faitey673/
Feater672/
Fetier672/
Feutte672/
Fistet672/
Fetterova672/
Fojter672/
Faiste672/
Pfeter672/
Fittit671/
Fettee671/
Fettje671/
Fezter671/
Feitit671/
Faytte671/
Fuhter671/
Foiste671/
Foiteh671/
Veitte671/
Feithe671/
Faitje671/
Fietei671/
Pfiete671/
Fäster671/
Fujter671/
Faitea671/
Faităr671/
Feitie671/
Fiștea671/
Fistey671/
Fisteš671/
Fitère671/
Fitihe671/
Fiteeh671/
Fitrhe671/
Faitee671/
Fithes670/
Fuyter670/
Pfeistert670/
Fittys670/
Feette670/
Feuter670/
Fittio670/
Fehter670/
Fudter670/
Fistee670/
Festte670/
Feitge670/

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