Fitch
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
English surname, possibly from Old French fiche (“iron post”). A connection with the noun fitch (“polecat”) is unlikely as the surname predates it by at least 300 years.
Proper noun[edit]
Fitch (countable and uncountable, plural Fitches)
- A surname from Old French.
- An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fitch is the 1885th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19060 individuals. Fitch is most common among White (83.83%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fitch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 578.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old French
- en:Unincorporated communities in North Carolina, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Places in the United States