The Fitts surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,014 people carried this name — #5,762 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,684 in 2000.

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In print

Fitts in American newspapers,
1899–1911.

Newspaper page from The Hartford Herald carrying the name Fitts
The Hartford Herald 1899-03-29
Newspaper page from The Silver State News carrying the name Fitts
The Silver State News 1907-10-21
Newspaper page from The Daily Ardmoreite carrying the name Fitts
The Daily Ardmoreite 1911-01-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 131,426 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Fitts in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

7,715 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fitts. The most, 4,287, date from the 1900s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 2,824
Western Australia 2,728
New South Wales 1,172
South Australia 529
Queensland 322
Tasmania 118
Northern Territory 9
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Fitts.

Who carried it

People named Fitts,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clarke C. Fitts
    Clarke C. Fitts 1870–1916 · lawyer
  • Dudley Fitts
    Dudley Fitts 1903–1968 · teacher
  • Stephen Fitts 1762–1841
  • Stephen Fitts Jr 1798–1875
  • Sheldon Fitts 1899–1985 · American football player
  • William Cochran Fitts, Jr. 1905–

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Fitts,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States374 records

374 records of the Fitts name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 219
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 66
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gerald Lampley Fitts

    Born 1949; from Little Rock, Arkansas. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1968 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Donald G. Fitts

    Born 1910 in Washington. Enlisted 1942 at Seattle; lineman from King County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Fitts

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Etna from Halifax and Liverpool, aged 55; miner.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 374 records for Fitts in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia96 records

96 records of the Fitts name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 67
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 25
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Fitts

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Columbian, aged 32; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record David Russell H. Fitts

    Artist of Carlton, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Daniel Fitts

    Left Launceston in 1853 aboard the Helena, bound for Melbourne, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 96 records for Fitts in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Fitts name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Abner Fitts

    Buried in 1986 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 86.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record George Fitts

    Married 1866 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record John Killam Fitts

    Born 1872 in Little Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Fitts in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Fitts name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Annie Fitts

    Died 1907, aged 60; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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