About the name Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald is a surname wearing a dinner jacket, and the handful of families who use it up front tend to be honouring an ancestor rather than chasing a trend. Its length is the whole point: it slows a sentence down and almost always shortens to the far breezier Fitz.
Fitzgerald is a boy name of Irish (Norman) origin, pronounced fits-JEH-ruld. On the NameRarity scale it scores 96 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the 1920s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Fitzgerald?
Fitzgerald currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 714,286. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Fitzgerald
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Fitzgerald yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Fitzgerald
Names similar to Fitzgerald
Anandbhai
uh-NUND-bye
Brother of bliss, joyful kinsman
Ferdinand
FUR-di-nand
Bold voyager, brave journey
Inderjeet
IN-der-jeet
Conqueror of Indra, king of the gods
Shatrughna
shuh-TROOG-nuh
Destroyer of enemies, the youngest brother of Rama
Aurelio
ow-RAY-lee-oh
Golden
Barnaby
BAR-nuh-bee
Son of consolation
Casimir
KAZ-uh-meer
Proclaimer of peace
Frederick
FRED-rik
Peaceful ruler
Fitzgerald — frequently asked questions
What does the name Fitzgerald mean?
Fitzgerald means "Son of Gerald". It is a name of Irish (Norman) origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Fitzgerald?
Fitzgerald is pronounced fits-JEH-ruld, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Fitzgerald?
Fitzgerald scores 96 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 714,286 people carry it — about 1.4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Fitzgerald?
Fitzgerald carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 3.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Fitzgerald?
The lucky number for Fitzgerald is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.