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Fitzhugh

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Region of origin
  
England

Language(s) of origin
  
Norman

Meaning
  
"son of Hugh" (patronymic)

Related names
  
Hugh, Hughes, Howell, Fitchew, Fitchie, Fithie, Fithye, McCoy, Mac Aoidh

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.

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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:

  • Charles Lane Fitzhugh (1838–1923), an American military officer
  • George Fitzhugh (priest) (died 1505), chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln
  • George Fitzhugh (1806–1881), an American social theorist
  • Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (c. 1358–1425)
  • Henry Fitzhugh (1801–1866), New York politician
  • Kristine Fitzhugh, murdered 2000; husband, Kenneth, convicted
  • Louise Fitzhugh (1928–1974), an American author
  • Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), an American author
  • Steve Fitzhugh (born 1963), an American football player
  • William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1399–1452)
  • William Fitzhugh (1741–1809), an American politician
  • William W. Fitzhugh (born 1943), an American archaeologist and anthropologist

    • Given name

  • 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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    Fitzhugh Wikipedia
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