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    The surname Fitts

    A surname, carried by 6,014 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex F320

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fitts is more common than 96.4% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,014 people named Fitts in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,338 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,684.

    #5,762
    rank among US surnames
    6,014
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.8%
    change since 2000 (was #5,599)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,758Kao6,01851,304
    #5,759Flack6,01651,321
    #5,761Roney6,01551,329
    #5,762Fitts6,01451,338
    #5,765Luck6,00851,389

    Who is named Fitts

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    70% of people named Fitts identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Fittss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Catherine Austin Fitts
      American banker and public official, born 1950

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Fitts

    Fitts has the Soundex code F320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F320.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Fitts?
    6,014 people in the United States had the surname Fitts in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,338 Americans. It ranked 5,762nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fitts?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Fitts identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Fitts?
    Catherine Austin Fitts, American banker and public official.
    Where is the surname Fitts most common?
    Wikidata records people named Fitts in the United States.
    Is the surname Fitts getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,684 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,014 in 2010, up 5.8%.