The surname Fitzhugh
A patronymic surname, carried by 3,144 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈfɪts.hju/ 2 syllables Soundex F322
Origin
From Fitz- + Hugh.
Fitzhugh is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,144 people named Fitzhugh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,202 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,202.
#10,255
rank among US surnames
3,144
people in 2010
1.1
per 100,000 Americans
-1.8%
change since 2000 (was #9,340)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10,250 | Orndorff | 3,145 | 98,170 |
| #10,255 | Fitzhugh | 3,144 | 98,202 |
| #10,257 | Moffat | 3,143 | 98,233 |
| #10,258 | Villagrana | 3,142 | 98,264 |
| #10,260 | Schoch | 3,141 | 98,295 |
Who is named Fitzhugh
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
71% of people named Fitzhugh identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 71%
- Black (not Hispanic) 23%
- Two or more races 2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Questions
- Where does the surname Fitzhugh come from?
- From Fitz- + Hugh.
- How common is the surname Fitzhugh?
- 3,144 people in the United States had the surname Fitzhugh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,202 Americans. It ranked 10,255th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Fitzhugh?
- In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Fitzhugh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Fitzhugh?
- Fitzhugh is /ˈfɪts.hju/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Fitzhugh?
- Fitzhugh is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Fitzhugh getting more or less common?
- Less common. 3,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,144 in 2010, down 1.8%.