How common is the surname Fitzgibbon?

2,216 people in the United States had the surname Fitzgibbon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,326 Americans. It ranked 13,660th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Fitzgibbon?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Fitzgibbon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Fitzgibbon?

Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian politician, followed by Herb Fitzgibbon.

Where is the surname Fitzgibbon most common?

Wikidata records people named Fitzgibbon in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Fitzgibbon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,216 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Fitzgibbon

A Norman patronymic surname, carried by 2,216 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F321

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fitzgibbon is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

From Anglo-Norman fitz Gibbon (“son of Gibbon”).

Fitzgibbon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,216 people named Fitzgibbon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,326 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,107.

#13,660

rank among US surnames

2,216

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,654	Victorino	2,218	139,200
#13,657	Gengler	2,217	139,263
#13,660	Fitzgibbon	2,216	139,326

Who is named Fitzgibbon

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

94% of people named Fitzgibbon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Fitzgibbons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joel Fitzgibbon
Australian politician, born 1962
Herb Fitzgibbon
American tennis player, born 1942

Notable Fitzgibbons come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

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Fitzgibbons

Fitzgibbon has the Soundex code F321, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F321.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Fitzgibbon come from?: From Anglo-Norman fitz Gibbon (“son of Gibbon”).
How common is the surname Fitzgibbon?: 2,216 people in the United States had the surname Fitzgibbon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,326 Americans. It ranked 13,660th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fitzgibbon?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Fitzgibbon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Fitzgibbon?: Joel Fitzgibbon, Australian politician, followed by Herb Fitzgibbon.
Where is the surname Fitzgibbon most common?: Wikidata records people named Fitzgibbon in Australia and the United States.
What type of surname is Fitzgibbon?: Fitzgibbon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Fitzgibbon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,216 in 2010, up 5.2%.