Fritzgerald Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Fritzgerald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fritzgerald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Bahamas811:4,836493
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

The alternate forms: Fritzgérald (1) are calculated separately.

Fritzgerald (349) may also be a first name.

Fritzgerald Last Name Facts

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

Fritzgerald is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Fritzgérald. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fritzgerald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,052,587th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fritzgerald reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 466,636th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 349 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States Fritzgerald is most frequent in: Illinois, where 18 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 34 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Fritzgerald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fritzgerald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fritzgerald last name decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fritzgerald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fritzgerald are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fritzgerald earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning R 255,648 per year and in United States they earn 23.8% less than the national average, earning $32,881 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fritzgerald
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