FitzHugh Surname

89,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

FitzHugh Surname Definition:

The great baronial race of this name descended from a feudal chief named Bardolph, who was lord of Bavensworth, co. York, at the period of the Conquest. The surname was not fixed until the time of Edw. III., when Henry Fitz-Hugh was summoned to Parliament as Baron Fitz-Hugh.

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FitzHugh 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
United States4,5961:78,8649,001
England6661:83,6619,219
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:75,7008,272
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0251:48,9945,579

FitzHugh (362) may also be a first name.

FitzHugh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The great baronial race of this name descended from a feudal chief named Bardolph, who was lord of Bavensworth, co. York, at the period of the Conquest. The surname was not fixed until the time of Edw. III., when Henry Fitz-Hugh was summoned to Parliament as Baron Fitz-Hugh.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Hugh (which see).

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

Average FitzHugh Salary in
United States

$43,052 USD

Per year
Rank:
649,987 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00128018
Rank: 8,867 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
99.77%
Sample size: 2,536 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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FitzHugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname FitzHugh has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name FitzHugh? popularity and diffusion

The surname FitzHugh is the 89,350th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,357,085 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of FitzHugh live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. FitzHugh is also the 457,558th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 362 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,596 people, or 1 in 78,864. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States FitzHugh is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

FitzHugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of FitzHugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the FitzHugh last name rose 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

FitzHugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the FitzHugh last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the FitzHugh surname are 6.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount FitzHugh earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.72% less than the national average, earning $41,872 CAD per year.

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FitzHugh Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to FitzHugh
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