FitzHerbert Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

FitzHerbert Surname Definition:

Herbert Fitz-Herbert is said to have come into England with the Conqueror. His descendants settled at Norbury, co. Derby, in 1125, and are still, I believe, possessors of the estate. Lysons' Derbyshire.

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FitzHerbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
England1421:392,38127,229
Canada651:566,85547,218
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

FitzHerbert (141) may also be a first name.

FitzHerbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Herbert Fitz-Herbert is said to have come into England with the Conqueror. His descendants settled at Norbury, co. Derby, in 1125, and are still, I believe, possessors of the estate. Lysons' Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Herbert (which see).

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

(Anglo-Norman + English (Derbyshire) + German) The son of Herbert; brought to Britain at the time of the Norman conquest. Herbert coming from the German name Herbrecht meaning bright warrior. They have been integrated with the Bateman family of Derbyshire.

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FitzHerbert Last Name Facts

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

FitzHerbert occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name FitzHerbert? popularity and diffusion

The last name FitzHerbert is the 506,723rd most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,263,595 people. FitzHerbert is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of FitzHerbert are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 778,371st most numerous first name in the world, held by 141 people.

The surname FitzHerbert is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States FitzHerbert is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 28 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

FitzHerbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of FitzHerbert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the FitzHerbert surname expanded 4,143 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 249 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 380 percent between 1901 and 2014.

FitzHerbert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States FitzHerbert are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount FitzHerbert earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.57% less than the national average, earning R 12,900 per year; in United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.03% less than the national average, earning $42,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fitcherbert910/
Ftzherbrett820/

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