Fitzmaurice is an Anglo-Norman/Cambro-Norman/Hiberno-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of". The surname variants include FitzMaurice, Fitz Maurice, Fitz-Maurice, fitz Maurice, and the alternate spelling Fitzmorris. According to Irish genealogist Edward MacLysaght:
Fitzmaurice is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Fitzmaurice include:
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald (b.?-?), member of the 16th century ruling Geraldine dynasty in the province of Munster in Ireland
The family of the Earls of Kerry
Catherine Fitzmaurice (b.?), Actress and voice specialist
Éamonn Fitzmaurice (1977- ), Gaelic footballer, former member of the Kerry senior football team and current selector
Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846 – 1935), British Liberal politician
Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1881-1962), Bishop of (Catholic diocese of) Wilmington
Jorge Fitzmaurice Muñoz (1997-) Young Mexican Missionary, Lover of the Bible and great ping pong player .
George Fitzmaurice (1885 - 1940), American film director
George Fitzmaurice (writer) (1877 - 1963), Irish dramatist and writer
Gerald Fitzmaurice (1901-1982), English barrister and judge
James Fitzmaurice, disambiguation page
John Fitzmaurice (1947 - 2003), English author
Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816 - 1893), an explorer and surveyor aboard HMS Beagle, for whom the Fitzmaurice River is named
Martin Fitzmaurice (b. 1940), English darts master of ceremonies, caller, scorer and referee
Maurice Fitzmaurice (1861 - 1924), Irish civil engineer
Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice (1870 - 1927), Royal Navy officer
Michael John Fitzmaurice (b. 1950), former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor
Neil Fitzmaurice (b. ?), British writer and actor
Tom Fitzmaurice (1898 - 1977), Australian rules footballer
Dane Fitzmaurice (b. 1992), Young American artist
Petty-Fitzmaurice, disambiguation page
Earls of Orkney from 1791 to 1998:
Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney (1755-1831), 4th (modern) Countess of Orkney
Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney (1803-1877), 5th modern Earl of Orkney
George FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney (1827-1889)
Edmond FitzMaurice (1867-1951), 7th modern Earl of Orkney
Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney (1919-1998), 8th modern Earl of Orkney
Thomas Fitzmaurice(1966–present )10th Earl of Sanitation and Cleanliness
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