# Fitzpatrick (surname)

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

A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 40,449 |
| US rank (2010) | 852 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,633 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (39,501 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Calque of the Irish surname Mac Giolla Phádraig (“son of the devotee of Saint Patrick”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + Patrick.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fitzpatrick 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

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

## People named Fitzpatrick

- Becca Fitzpatrick, American writer
- Leo Fitzpatrick, American actor
- Sheila Fitzpatrick, Australian and American historian
- Brian Fitzpatrick, American politician (born 1973)
- Ryan Fitzpatrick, American football player
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick, American politician (1802-1869)
- Mike Fitzpatrick, American politician (1963–2020)
- Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Australian actress
- Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer and creator of LiveJournal
- James Fitzpatrick, American rugby union player (1892–1973)
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, American football player (born 1996)
- Rory Fitzpatrick, American politician and former ice hockey player

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Fitzgibbon, Fitzgibbons.

## 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.