Fitzwilliam is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 11 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fitzwilliam
No. of characters: 11
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Fitzwilliam

How popular is Fitzwilliam?

Fitzwilliam is ranked 374077 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fitzwilliam bearers increased by 1.449275 per cent in 2010 US census to 280 since 2000, the surname slipped by 3118 spots and ranked at 69996. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.43 92.03
Black 4.29 4.35
Fitzwilliam is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Barbados have the last name. Around 728 people have been found who wears Fitzwilliam as their family name. Fitzwilliam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
19,046 Ireland2
20,595 China2
24,766 Scotland2
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
8,181 Botswana1
169,904 Brazil1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
40,340 Malaysia1
15,705 Cameroon1
25,746 Finland1
49,101 Denmark1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
861 Barbados31
24,534 New Zealand17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,556 Trinidad and Tobago60
38,122 Australia56
58,064 Canada52
Countries with hundreds of Fitzwilliam:
74,650 United States325
27,382 England172

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Daniel Fitzwilliam worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 40 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Orphan and arrived on May 1, 1846. John Fitzwilliam (26) Immigrant, Immigrant Sarah Fitzwilliam, Rich Fitzwilliam (Born at sea) Infant, are others that migrated to US.

Fitzwilliam Namesakes

  • William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, Politician
  • Wendy Fitzwilliam, TV actress
  • Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Artist
  • William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, British statesman
  • Walter Fitzwilliam, Politician
  • Charles Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl Fitzwilliam, British member of Parliament
  • John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Statesman
  • Wendy Fitzwilliam, TV actress
  • Wendy Fitzwilliam, TV actress
  • Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Artist

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