Fitzhugh

Fitzhugh is an English Anglo-Norman surname originating in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.[2] 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.

FitzHugh
Language(s)Norman
Origin
Meaning"son of Hugh" (patronymic)
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant form(s)Hugh, Hughes, Howell, Fitchew, Fitchie, Fithie, Fithye, McCoy, Mac Aoidh
Frequency Comparisons:[1]

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.[3]

Surname

People with the name Fitzhugh include:

Given name

  • Fitzhugh Gary, Fulbright Scholar, talented violist, co-founder of Music Feeds Us, president of Feldman Chamber Music Society, and Clinician Ambassador for D'Addario Orchestral. Super nice dude.
  • Fitzhugh Dodson, American clinical psychologist, lecturer, educator and author
  • Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1836–1870), American author, journalist, and explorer
  • Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), U.S. Civil War cavalry commander and Governor of Virginia
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References

  1. "Fitzhugh Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
  2. "Fitzhugh Name Meaning and Origin". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  3. Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 5, The Honour of Richmond, Part 2, edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay
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