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Fitzhugh

FieldValue
nameFitzHugh
meaning"son of Hugh" (patronymic)
regionEngland
languageNorman
variantHugh, Hughes, Howell, Fitchew, Fitchie, Fithie, Fithye, McCoy, Mac Aoidh
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Fitzhugh is an English Anglo-Norman surname originating in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of". Its variants include FitzHugh, Fitz-Hugh, Fitz Hugh, fitz Hugh, and its associated given name turned surname Hugh. Fitzhugh is rare as a given name.

A family with the surname of Fitzhugh were proven descendants of Acaris, son of Bardolf, a son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre who was a close relative and important ally of William the Conqueror.

Surname

People with the name Fitzhugh include:

  • Alice FitzHugh (c. 1448–1516), English noblewoman
  • Ann Carroll Fitzhugh (1805–1875), American abolitionist
  • Bruce Fitzhugh, American musician
  • Charles Lane Fitzhugh (1838–1923), American military officer
  • Courtney Fitzhugh, American hematologist-oncologist and scientist
  • Craig Fitzhugh (born 1950), American politician
  • Elisabeth West FitzHugh (1926–2017), Lebanese American art conservation scientist
  • Elizabeth FitzHugh (1455/65–1507), English noblewoman
  • Ellen Fitzhugh, (1942–2023), American musical theater lyricist
  • Eugene Fitzhugh (1926–2007), American lawyer and businessman
  • Everett Fitzhugh (born 1989), American sportscaster
  • Francis C. FitzHugh (1928–1984), American Anglo-Catholic priest
  • George Fitzhugh (priest) (died 1505), chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln
  • George Fitzhugh (1806–1881), American, pro-slavery social theorist
  • Gilbert W. Fitzhugh (1911–1997), American actuary and businessman
  • H. Naylor Fitzhugh (1909–1992), American academic
  • Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (c. 1358–1425)
  • Henry Fitzhugh (sheriff) (1686–1758), American planter
  • Henry Fitzhugh (burgess) (1706–1742), American planter and soldier
  • Henry Fitzhugh (assemblyman) (1801–1866), New York politician
  • John FitzHugh (c. 1180–1220), English royal counsellor
  • Keith Fitzhugh (born 1986), American football player
  • Kirk J. Fitzhugh (born 1957), American museum curator
  • Kristine Fitzhugh (1947–2000) American murder victim
  • Lorraine Fitzhugh (born 1963), American soccer player
  • Louise Fitzhugh (1928–1974), American author
  • Nicholas Battalle Fitzhugh (1764–1814), American politician and judge
  • Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), American author
  • Robert FitzHugh (died 1436), Bishop of London
  • Samuel Fitzhugh, African-American politician
  • Steve Fitzhugh (born 1963), American football player
  • Terrick V. H. FitzHugh (1907–1990), English film producer and genealogist
  • Thornton Fitzhugh (1864–1933), American architect
  • Valerie A. Fitzhugh, American pathologist
  • William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1399–1452)
  • William Fitzhugh (1741–1809), American politician and planter
  • William F. Fitzhugh (1818–1883), American Confederate soldier and Texas Ranger
  • William H. Fitzhugh (1792–1830), son of the above and also an American politician
  • William W. Fitzhugh (born 1943), American archaeologist and anthropologist

Given name

  • Fitzhugh Andrews (1873–1961), American teacher and composer
  • Fitzhugh Dodson (1923–1993), American clinical psychologist, lecturer, educator and author
  • Fitzhugh L. Fulton (1925–2015), American pilot
  • Fitzhugh Green Sr. (1888–1947), American arctic explorer
  • Fitzhugh Green Jr. (1917–1990), American businessman
  • Fitz Houston (born 1953), American actor, musician, author and pastor
  • Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), American military officer, politician, and diplomat
  • Fitzhugh Lee III (1905–1992), American admiral, grandson of Fitzhugh Lee
  • Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1836–1870), American author, journalist, and explorer
  • Fitzhugh Mullan (1942–2019), American physician, writer, educator, and social activist
  • Fitzhugh Townsend (1872–1906), American fencer

References

References

  1. "Fitzhugh Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk.
  2. "Fitzhugh Name Meaning and Origin". ancestry.com.
  3. Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 5, The Honour of Richmond, Part 2, edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay
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