Fitz-Gerald Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

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

Fitz-Gerald Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Fitz & Gerald.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fitz-Gerald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada1621:227,44221,827
England1321:422,10728,563
Australia1041:259,57423,725
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Wales211:147,35910,403
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

The alternate forms: Fitz-Gérald (1) are calculated separately.

Fitz-Gerald (57) may also be a first name.

Fitz-Gerald Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fitz-Gerald Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fitz-Gerald is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Fitz-Gérald. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fitz-Gerald? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 454,874th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Fitz-Gerald reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fitz-Gerald is also the 1,308,380th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 57 people.

The last name Fitz-Gerald is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 22 percent live, Alabama, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Fitz-Gerald occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Fitz-Gerald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fitz-Gerald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fitz-Gerald surname increased 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fitz-Gerald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fitz-Gerald are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fitz-Gerald earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.77% more than the national average, earning R 555,516 per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,046 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fitz-Gerald
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