The Fite surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,656 people carried this name — #6,066 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,578 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 152 people named Fite.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 27 people named Fite live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in La Pampa.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Fite in American newspapers,
1874–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 112,849 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Fite,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samuel McClary Fite 1816–1875 · judge
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William Benjamin Fite 1869–1932 · mathematician
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Rankin Fite 1916–1980 · lawyer
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Gilbert Fite 1918–2010 · university teacher
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Charlene Fite 1950– · politician
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Lanny Fite 1950– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fite.
- Fischbach 1,970 · U.S. census
- Fischer 72,357 · U.S. census
- Fischesser 209 · U.S. census
- Fisher 214,703 · U.S. census
- Fisse 138 · U.S. census
- Fister 1,292 · U.S. census
- Fitte 105 · U.S. census
- Fix 5,282 · U.S. census
- Flach 1,471 · U.S. census
- Flagel 265 · U.S. census
- Flahaut 108 · U.S. census
- Flak 278 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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