How common is the surname Fitz?

3,846 people in the United States had the surname Fitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,277 Americans. It ranked 8,567th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fitz?

Dominik Fitz, Austrian footballer.

Where is the surname Fitz most common?

Wikidata records people named Fitz in Austria.

Is the surname Fitz getting more or less common?

More common. 3,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,846 in 2010, up 5.4%.

Is Fitz also a first name?

Yes. Fitz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Fitz

A surname, carried by 3,846 people in the United States.

Pronounced [fɪts] 1 syllable Soundex F320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fitz is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,846 people named Fitz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,277 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,649.

#8,567

rank among US surnames

3,846

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,343)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,558	Lafave	3,849	80,214
#8,559	Defelice	3,848	80,235
#8,562	Manrique	3,847	80,256
#8,567	Fitz	3,846	80,277
#8,568	Kobayashi	3,845	80,298
#8,570	Weathersby	3,844	80,319
#8,572	Schock	3,843	80,340

Who is named Fitz

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

74% of people named Fitz identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fitzs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dominik Fitz
Austrian footballer, born 1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fitz

Fitz 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 Fitz?: 3,846 people in the United States had the surname Fitz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,277 Americans. It ranked 8,567th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fitz?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Fitz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fitz?: Dominik Fitz, Austrian footballer.
Where is the surname Fitz most common?: Wikidata records people named Fitz in Austria.
How do you pronounce Fitz?: Fitz is [fɪts], one syllable.
Is the surname Fitz getting more or less common?: More common. 3,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,846 in 2010, up 5.4%.
Is Fitz also a first name?: Yes. Fitz is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.