How Many People Have the Last Name Fitzgerald?
people had the surname Fitzgerald in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,914 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,834 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Fitzgerald (86.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Fitzgerald ranks #309. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Fitzgerald grew from 73,522 people in 2000 to 75,356 in 2010 (up 2.5%), and its rank fell from #390 to #430. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 27.25 to 25.55 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 73,522 | 75,356 |
| Rank | #390 | #430 |
| Per 100,000 people | 27.25 | 25.55 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Fitzgerald
👤 Fitzgerald as a First Name
Fitzgerald is a first name too: about 1,792 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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