FitzWater Surname

86,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

FitzWater Surname Definition:

A branch of the Counts of Brionne, descended from Richard I. Duke of Normandy. Its ancestor was Robert de Tonbridge, fifth son of Richard Fitz-Gilbert, son of Gilbert, Count of Brionne, in Normandy. His son Walter Fitz-Robert was the progenitor of the great house of Fitz-Walter, Barons Fitz-Walter, who possessed the great barony of the Baynards in Essex.

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FitzWater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1541:70,3268,157
England2671:208,68217,974
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Australia301:899,85754,700
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6561:76,5538,150

FitzWater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A branch of the Counts of Brionne, descended from Richard I. Duke of Normandy. Its ancestor was Robert de Tonbridge, fifth son of Richard Fitz-Gilbert, son of Gilbert, Count of Brionne, in Normandy. His son Walter Fitz-Robert was the progenitor of the great house of Fitz-Walter, Barons Fitz-Walter, who possessed the great barony of the Baynards in Essex. The name was frequently written Fitzwater.

[Fitzwilliam] This family has been supposed, but erroneously, to be of Anglo-Saxon origin. It was of Flemish origin, and derived its original name of De Clerfai from Clerfai, Clarefay, or Clarfait, near Avesnes. Of this family was Henry de Clarofageto, Abbot of Tournay, 1227 (Gall. Christ. iii. 299). Godric de Clarefaiwas living t. Henry I. His son William Fitz-Godric or De Clarefai was of note in the reign of Stephen. He is mentioned, 1142, by John Prior of Hagulstad as having escaped from Randolf, Earl of Chester, to Tickhill Castle (Hunter, South Yorkshire, i. 833). Some time before 1150 he as William de Clarafai with Alicia de Tanai his wife and Albreda de Lisures founded Hampole Priory, York (Mon. i. 831). He married 2ndly Albreda de Lisures, by whom he acquired Sprotboro and Plumptre, and had issue William Fitzwilliam, Lord of Sprotboro, who confirmed the gifts of his predecessors, especially of his mother Albreda de Lisures to Hampole (Hunter, Ibid.). The chief seat of this family was Plumptre, Notts, and from it descended the Fitzwilliams of Sprotboro, the Earls of Southampton, Viscounts Fitzwilliam, and Earls Fitzwilliam.

The Norman People (1874)

FitzWater Last Name Facts

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

The last name FitzWater occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name FitzWater? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,434th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,307,887 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of FitzWater reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,154 people, or 1 in 70,326. In The United States FitzWater is most common in: West Virginia, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States FitzWater is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

FitzWater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of FitzWater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the FitzWater last name rose 786 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014.

FitzWater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the FitzWater last name are 16.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

FitzWater earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.51% less than the national average, earning $39,047 USD per year.

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