FitzWalter Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

FitzWalter Surname Definition:

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Walter.

FitzWalter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:679,48938,951
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

FitzWalter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Walter.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

FitzWalter Last Name Facts

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

The surname FitzWalter is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name FitzWalter? popularity and diffusion

FitzWalter is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of FitzWalter reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 679,489. In England FitzWalter is most common in: Greater London, where 24 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 18 percent reside and Suffolk, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account England FitzWalter exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

FitzWalter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of FitzWalter has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the FitzWalter surname rose 373 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

FitzWalter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the FitzWalter surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the FitzWalter surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

FitzWalter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fitz-Walter9530/
Fitzwolter904/
Fitswalter900/
Feitoza Eleuterio671/

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