# Fitch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fitch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 19,060 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,885 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,199 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (18,740 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Fidge |

## Etymology

English surname, possibly from Old French fiche (“iron post”). A connection with the noun fitch (“polecat”) is unlikely as the surname predates it by at least 300 years.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fitch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fitch in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

## People named Fitch

- Val Logsdon Fitch, American physicist
- John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur and engineer (1743–1798)
- Horatio Fitch, athletics competitor (1900–1985)
- Bill Fitch, American basketball coach (1934–2022)
- Alfred Fitch, athletics competitor (1912–1981)
- Walter Hood Fitch, botanical illustrator (1817-1892)
- Jon Fitch, American mixed martial artist
- Janet Fitch, American writer
- Asa Fitch, American entomologist (1809–1879)
- Gerald Fitch, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Joyce Fitch, Australian tennis player (1922-2012)
- Clyde Fitch, American playwright (1865-1909)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Fish, Futch, Foutch, Fitz, Fitts, Fouts, Fudge, Foutz, Fettig, Fedak.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.