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UK surname

Fitzpatrick

Descendant of Patrick, an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic "Mac Giolla Phádraig" meaning "son of the devotee of Patrick."

In the 1881 census there were 4,393 people recorded with the Fitzpatrick surname, ranking it #1,020 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 11,969, ranked #546, up from #1,020 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Govan Combination, Gateshead and Toxteth Park. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North Barlanark and Easterhouse South, Liverpool and Parkhead West and Barrowfield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Fitzpatrick is 12,220 in 2010. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 172.5%.

1881 census count

4,393

Ranked #1,020

Modern count

11,969

2016, ranked #546

Peak year

2010

12,220 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Fitzpatrick had 4,393 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,020 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 11,969 in 2016, ranked #546.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 5,058 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Fitzpatrick surname distribution map

The map shows where the Fitzpatrick surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Fitzpatrick surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Fitzpatrick over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 1,759 #1,642
1861 historical 2,377 #1,237
1881 historical 4,393 #1,020
1891 historical 4,327 #1,094
1901 historical 5,058 #1,112
1911 historical 3,928 #1,306
1997 modern 11,032 #557
1998 modern 11,472 #556
1999 modern 11,530 #555
2000 modern 11,532 #554
2001 modern 11,279 #553
2002 modern 11,465 #555
2003 modern 11,254 #553
2004 modern 11,315 #549
2005 modern 11,309 #544
2006 modern 11,360 #543
2007 modern 11,496 #541
2008 modern 11,655 #538
2009 modern 11,947 #537
2010 modern 12,220 #539
2011 modern 12,054 #539
2012 modern 11,846 #541
2013 modern 12,088 #544
2014 modern 12,152 #546
2015 modern 11,973 #547
2016 modern 11,969 #546

Geography

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Where Fitzpatricks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Govan Combination, Gateshead, Toxteth Park, Edinburgh and Manchester. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North Barlanark and Easterhouse South, Liverpool, Parkhead West and Barrowfield and Rossendale. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Govan Combination Lanark
2 Gateshead Durham
3 Toxteth Park Lancashire
4 Edinburgh Edinburgh
5 Manchester Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North Barlanark and Easterhouse South Glasgow City
2 Liverpool 020 Liverpool
3 Parkhead West and Barrowfield Glasgow City
4 Liverpool 023 Liverpool
5 Rossendale 009 Rossendale

Forenames

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First names often paired with Fitzpatrick

These lists show first names that appear often with the Fitzpatrick surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Fitzpatrick

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Fitzpatrick, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Fitzpatrick surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Fitzpatrick household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Fitzpatrick is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Fitzpatrick is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Fitzpatrick falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Fitzpatrick is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Irish

This describes the area pattern most associated with Fitzpatrick, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Fitzpatrick

The surname FITZPATRICK is of Irish origin, deriving from the old Gaelic name "Mac Giolla Phadraig," which means "son of the devotee of Patrick." It emerged as a prominent name in the 12th century, during the Norman invasion of Ireland.

The name's earliest recorded appearance dates back to the 13th century, when it was documented in the Annals of Loch Cé, an ancient Irish chronicle. It was initially concentrated in the counties of Laois and Offaly, where the FITZPATRICK clan held significant influence and land holdings.

One of the earliest notable figures bearing this surname was John FITZPATRICK, a 14th-century lord of Upper Ossory, who played a crucial role in the conflicts between the Anglo-Norman and Gaelic Irish factions. Another prominent individual was Sir Barnaby FITZPATRICK, a 16th-century soldier and statesman who served as Lord Lieutenant of Queen's County (now County Laois).

The FITZPATRICK name also appeared in historical records such as the Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns, which documented royal decrees and appointments during the 16th century. Several members of the FITZPATRICK clan held influential positions, including John FITZPATRICK, who served as Chief Governor of Munster in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the FITZPATRICK family faced significant challenges during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, with many members losing their lands and being transplanted to the Province of Connacht. However, the family's resilience allowed them to regain their prominence in subsequent years.

One of the most renowned figures with this surname was Sir Jeremiah FITZPATRICK (1740-1810), an Irish-born officer in the British Army who played a crucial role in the American Revolutionary War and later served as the Governor of Prince Edward Island.

Other notable individuals bearing the FITZPATRICK surname include Benjamin FITZPATRICK (1802-1869), an American lawyer and politician who served as the 16th Governor of Alabama, and Sir Charles FITZPATRICK (1853-1942), a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the Chief Justice of Canada from 1918 to 1919.

The FITZPATRICK name has also been associated with various place names in Ireland, such as Castletown FITZPATRICK and Galmoy FITZPATRICK, reflecting the family's historical influence and land holdings in these areas.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Fitzpatrick families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Fitzpatrick surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 1,451 Fitzpatricks recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.86x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 1,451 2.86x
Lanarkshire 567 4.10x
Yorkshire 359 0.85x
Middlesex 325 0.76x
Durham 220 1.73x
Midlothian 142 2.48x
Cheshire 141 1.49x
Northumberland 119 1.87x
Warwickshire 107 0.99x
Cumberland 90 2.45x
Renfrewshire 84 2.54x
Ayrshire 82 2.56x
Angus 77 1.94x
Surrey 57 0.27x
Staffordshire 53 0.37x
Kent 44 0.30x
Hampshire 43 0.49x
Worcestershire 33 0.59x
Nottinghamshire 32 0.56x
Derbyshire 30 0.45x
Devon 24 0.27x
Dunbartonshire 24 2.09x
Isle of Man 23 2.90x
Stirlingshire 20 1.27x
Glamorgan 15 0.20x
Fife 14 0.55x
Essex 13 0.15x
Kirkcudbrightshire 13 2.10x
Monmouthshire 13 0.42x
West Lothian 13 2.02x
Aberdeenshire 11 0.28x
Dorset 11 0.39x
Perthshire 11 0.57x
Gloucestershire 10 0.12x
Cornwall 9 0.19x
Suffolk 9 0.17x
Selkirkshire 8 2.07x
Pembrokeshire 7 0.52x
Bedfordshire 6 0.27x
Wiltshire 6 0.16x
Leicestershire 5 0.11x
Norfolk 5 0.08x
Roxburghshire 5 0.65x
Royal Navy 5 0.98x
Radnorshire 4 1.16x
Buckinghamshire 3 0.12x
Channel Islands 3 0.24x
Denbighshire 3 0.19x
East Lothian 3 0.53x
Lincolnshire 3 0.04x
Morayshire 3 0.45x
Northamptonshire 3 0.07x
Oxfordshire 3 0.11x
Berkshire 2 0.06x
Caernarfonshire 2 0.12x
Herefordshire 2 0.11x
Hertfordshire 2 0.07x
Shropshire 2 0.05x
Sussex 2 0.03x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.04x
Carmarthenshire 1 0.06x
Dumfriesshire 1 0.11x
Flintshire 1 0.09x
Rutland 1 0.32x
Somerset 1 0.01x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Liverpool in Lancashire leads with 324 Fitzpatricks recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.52x.

Place Total Index
Liverpool 324 10.52x
Glasgow 157 6.40x
Barony 155 4.43x
Manchester 128 5.61x
Govan 126 3.69x
Salford 106 7.11x
West Derby 84 5.66x
Wigan 81 11.43x
Toxteth Park 76 4.42x
Leeds 69 2.88x
Kirkdale 54 6.33x
Everton 53 3.28x
Birmingham 50 1.39x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 44 7.99x
Birkenhead 39 5.18x
Hulme 39 3.68x
Oldham 39 2.38x
Liff Benvie 36 5.99x
Horton In Bradford 34 5.14x
Aston 33 1.11x
Bowling 33 7.87x
Dundee 33 2.23x
South Leith 32 4.97x
Cleator 31 20.24x
Longbenton 30 11.14x
Pendleton In Salford 30 4.96x
Gateshead 29 3.05x
Bootle Cum Linacre 28 6.95x
Stockport 28 5.77x
Westminster St James 28 6.37x
St George In East 27 9.29x
Dalmellington 26 27.64x
Abbey 25 4.95x
Hackney London 25 1.04x
Sheffield 25 1.85x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 24 1.04x
Widnes 23 6.29x
Tranmere 22 6.34x
Barrow In Furness 21 3.04x
Gorbals 21 25.59x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 21 5.53x
Hamilton 19 4.93x
Mile End Old Town 19 2.82x
Shoreditch London 19 1.03x
Bradford 18 1.76x
Kidderminster Borough 18 5.51x
New Monkland 18 4.40x
Bermondsey 17 1.34x
Blackburn 17 1.26x
Middlesbrough 17 3.08x
Westminster St John 17 3.27x
Ashton Under Lyne 16 1.44x
Heworth 16 6.38x
Holbeck 16 5.70x
Kensington London 16 0.67x
St Marylebone London 16 0.70x
Windle 16 5.61x
Woolwich 16 2.97x
Cambusnethan 15 4.89x
North Shields 15 11.82x
Whitehaven 15 7.65x
Bury 14 2.42x
Chelsea London 14 1.09x
Paisley Low Church 14 13.35x
Preston 14 1.03x
Bethnal Green London 13 0.70x
Derby St Alkmund 13 6.48x
Dewsbury 13 2.99x
Edinburgh New North 13 26.08x
Mearns 13 22.40x
Monks Coppenhall 13 3.65x
St Quivox 13 12.02x
Walton On Hill 13 4.73x
Blantyre 12 8.34x
Coventry Holy Trinity 12 3.73x
Larbert 12 12.73x
Monkwearmouth Shore 12 4.83x
Newton 12 3.07x
Paddington London 12 0.76x
Worksop 12 7.02x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Fitzpatrick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 360
Margaret 113
Catherine 97
Ellen 87
Elizabeth 86
Sarah 82
Ann 75
Bridget 58
Annie 52
Jane 44
Alice 41
Eliza 30
Hannah 22
Kate 22
Anne 21
Rose 18
Julia 16
Maria 16
Emma 14
Martha 14
Agnes 12
Charlotte 12
Emily 12
Margt. 12
Elizth. 11
Harriet 10
Ada 9
Esther 9
Louisa 9
Susan 8
Catharine 7
Fanny 7
Amy 6
Caroline 6
Edith 6
Lucy 6
Theresa 6
Clara 5
Eleanor 5
Florence 5
Isabella 5
Margret 5
Rebecca 5
Winifred 5
Anna 4
Frances 4
Gertrude 4
Harriett 4
Lizzie 4
Norah 4

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Fitzpatrick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

FAQ

Fitzpatrick surname: questions and answers

How common was the Fitzpatrick surname in 1881?

In 1881, 4,393 people were recorded with the Fitzpatrick surname. That placed it at #1,020 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Fitzpatrick surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 11,969 in 2016. That gives Fitzpatrick a modern rank of #546.

What does the Fitzpatrick surname mean?

Descendant of Patrick, an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic "Mac Giolla Phádraig" meaning "son of the devotee of Patrick."

What does the Fitzpatrick map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Fitzpatrick bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.