Fitz-Williams Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jersey
Highest density in:
Jersey

Fitz-Williams Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fitz-Williams Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey71:14,1722,872
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fitz-Williams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fitz-Williams is borne by more people in Jersey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Fitz-Williams is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Fitz-Williams is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Fitz-Williams live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in Jersey, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 14,172. Other than Jersey it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Fitz-Williams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fitz-Williams has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
FitzWilliams96259/
Fitzwillims924/
Fitzwillams920/
Fytzwilliams881/
Fitswilliams880/
Fittswilliams850/
Feitoza Lemos543/
Fettweis-Lams541/
Vides-Limas501/

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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-Williams
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