FitzJerald Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

FitzJerald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

FitzJerald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2831:177,45115,850

FitzJerald Last Name Facts

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

FitzJerald occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name FitzJerald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of FitzJerald reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States FitzJerald is most common in: Texas, where 40 percent live, Missouri, where 35 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States FitzJerald exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 42 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

FitzJerald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of FitzJerald has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 145 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

FitzJerald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the FitzJerald surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

FitzJerald earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning $35,895 USD 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
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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 FitzJerald
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