Fitton Surname

73,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,745 people bear this surname

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

Fitton Surname Definition:

(English) metonymic for a Storyteller [Prov. English fitton, fitten, a fiction, falsehood, to tell fictions, falsehoods: cp. Old English fittan, to tell in verse] He doth feed you with fittons, figments, and leasins.—B. Jenson, Cynthia's Revels, 1.

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Fitton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,5731:15,5942,280
United States1,5441:234,75322,551
Australia8181:33,0024,362
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Ireland851:55,3993,846
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Wales761:40,7183,964
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Scotland711:75,4065,680
France621:1,071,334116,831
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malta11:430,2723,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3691:7,2351,126
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Fitton (20) may also be a first name.

Fitton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) metonymic for a Storyteller [Prov. English fitton, fitten, a fiction, falsehood, to tell fictions, falsehoods: cp. Old English fittan, to tell in verse] He doth feed you with fittons, figments, and leasins.—B. Jenson, Cynthia's Revels, 1.4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fitton, once a very frequent Cheshire name, is now more numerous in Lancashire. The Fittons of Gawsworth carry their pedigree back to the 14th century (E.).

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

Fitton is an ancient Lancashire name now mostly characteristic of the district of Bury. The Fittons were lords of Great Harwood in the 12th and 13th centuries; and in fact in that early period the name occurred in various forms in the extensive parish of Whalley, such as, Fittun, Fitun, Fitton, Fyton, Phiton, Phitun, etc.: Roger Fitton of Martholm, Harwood, gave a bell to Stanlaw Abbey, apparently in the 16th century (W. W. and A.). The Cheshire Fittons are referred to under that county.

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

Fitton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fitton is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 73,048th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,080,437 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Fitton live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. Fitton is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 3,573 people, or 1 in 15,594. In England Fitton is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 39 percent reside, Lancashire, where 9 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Fitton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fitton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 804 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 213 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 844 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,014 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fitton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fitton last name are 8.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fitton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning R 282,840 per year; in United States they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $46,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $57,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faitton922/
Fittone921/
Fiton91301/
Fiston832,863/
Vitton83545/
Fetton8339/
Faiton8338/
Fithon8335/
Fitone8327/
Futton8320/
Feiton8317/
Fitong8316/
Fittan8315/
Fioton8311/
Fytton839/
Fitoon834/
Foiton833/
Fittom831/
Fuiton831/
Foitthong802/
Faitthong801/
Vuitton77714/
Faitong7739/
Foitong7731/
Fithong773/
Faiston772/
Vittoun771/
Faitone771/
Viton732,346/
Fitan73270/
Feton73146/
Futon7348/
Fitun7310/
Fyton734/
Féton731/
Fitom731/
Fitoń731/
Foithong712,778/
Faithong71603/
Faitoing7128/
Fitonova716/
Fhoitong712/
Fitochin711/
Feistont711/
Foithonh711/
Fettoune711/
Feston672,671/
Phiton67864/
Fayton67191/
Feitan67160/
Featon67158/
Fhoithong67102/
Vittan6783/
Fithan6779/
Voiton6777/
Fettan6743/
Faitan6733/
Fethon6731/
Vitoon6729/
Vuiton6729/
Phitthong6722/
Faitun6720/
Fitane6715/
Phaittoon6713/
Vithon6711/
Vaiton6710/
Vetton679/
Vutton677/
Faitão675/
Futtan675/
Fetong674/
Fistan673/
Vieton673/
Fitoum673/
Feyton672/
Fetoun672/
Vitoun672/
Fitang672/
Fietan672/
Fuyton672/
Vittun671/
Fitaan671/
Fhaithong671/
Fuitan671/
Vitoin671/
Vittón671/
Feïton671/
Fetgon671/
Fetone671/
Fetoon671/
Feuton670/
Foyton670/
Fichthone670/
Fueton670/
Fehton670/
Fithun670/
Fyston670/
Veiton670/

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