FitzSimmons Surname

24,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

FitzSimmons Surname Definition:

Son of Sim(m)ons: v. Simmons.

FitzSimmons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,5871:26,6773,346
England3,1951:17,4392,510
Australia1,8961:14,2382,022
Canada1,5881:23,2033,159
Scotland8381:6,3891,012
Northern Ireland6061:3,045614
New Zealand1921:23,5854,143
Ireland1621:29,0682,610
Wales981:31,5773,178
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4241:10,4481,500
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5681:42,9145,387
Scotland1381:27,1252,418
Isle of Man241:2,261280
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7121:18,5172,346

FitzSimmons (19) may also be a first name.

FitzSimmons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Son of Sim(m)ons: v. Simmons.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This family came from England to Leinster in 1323; IF 291; MIF 257; Map Wmea

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

This family came from England to Leinster in 1323; IF 291; MIF 257; Map Wmea

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, English) The son of Simon (gracious hearing).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

FitzSimmons Last Name Facts

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

FitzSimmons is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name FitzSimmons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,164th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 325,424 people. FitzSimmons occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of FitzSimmons reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 13,587 people, or 1 in 26,677. In The United States FitzSimmons is primarily found in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

FitzSimmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of FitzSimmons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the FitzSimmons surname increased 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 563 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 607 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 9,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

FitzSimmons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the FitzSimmons surname are 8.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount FitzSimmons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.08% more than the national average, earning R 653,700 per year; in United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $52,482 CAD per year.

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