FitzGearald Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

FitzGearald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

FitzGearald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

FitzGearald Last Name Facts

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

The surname FitzGearald is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of FitzGearald.

How Common Is The Last Name FitzGearald? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of FitzGearald are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

FitzGearald is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States FitzGearald is primarily found in: Florida, where 50 percent are found and North Dakota, where 50 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 33 percent are found.

FitzGearald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of FitzGearald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the FitzGearald surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

FitzGearald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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
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  • 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 FitzGearald
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