How common is the last name Fitzgerald?

72,557 people in the United States have the last name Fitzgerald, about 1 in 4,119. It ranks #442 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

FITZGERALD

#442

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
72,557
About
1 in 4,119
This common or more
30.6%
Who bears it

Of the 72,557 people with the last name Fitzgerald, 83.4% reported their origin as White, 8.6% as Black and 3.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Fitzgerald

#440 Chandler · 73,879#441 Rodgers · 73,646#443 Curry · 72,444#444 Roman · 72,391

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Fitzgerald, most common first.

#151,639 Fitgerald · 107

Also a first name

As a first name, Fitzgerald ranks #9,088 of 53,615, with 1,558 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1964, with 125 births. See Fitzgerald as a first name

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