Explore the Family Name Fitzharris

The meaning of Fitzharris

Irish: from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz) + the personal name Harry ‘son of Harry’. MacLysaght describes this as the name of a distinguished County Wexford family, also known as Fitzhenry. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen.

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How common is the last name Fitzharris in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fitzharris has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Fitzharris was ranked as the 54,020th most popular name and by 2010, it had climbed to the 52,851st spot, indicating a rise of approximately 2.16%. The number of people bearing this surname also saw an increase of 9.5% during this period, from 358 individuals in 2000 to 392 in 2010. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,020	#52,851	2.16%
Count	358	392	9.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fitzharris

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity indicates that the majority of individuals with the Fitzharris surname identify as White, making up 97.77% of the group in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.92% by 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 was 1.4%, however, this dropped to zero by 2010. Interestingly, those reporting as belonging to two or more ethnicities emerged in 2010, accounting for 2.81% of individuals with this surname. Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups each consistently constituted 0% of the Fitzharris population over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.77%	95.92%	-1.89%
Two or More Races	0%	2.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%