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originating in

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and

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. It is

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as the prefix ''

Fitz Fitz (pronounced "fits") was a patronymic indicator used in Anglo-Norman England to help distinguish individuals by identifying their immediate predecessors. Meaning "son of", it would precede the father's forename, or less commonly a title held b ...

-'' derives from the

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''filius'', meaning "son of". Its variants include ''FitzHugh'', ''Fitz-Hugh'', ''Fitz Hugh'', ''fitz Hugh'', and its associated given name turned surname ''

Hugh Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

''. 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 Odo of Rennes (Medieval Breton: ''Eudon Pentevr'', Modern Breton: ''Eozen Penteur'', Latin: ''Eudo'', French: ''Eudes/Éon de Penthièvre'') (c. 999–1079), Count of Penthièvre, was the youngest of the three sons of Duke Geoffrey I of Britta ...

who was a close relative and important ally of

William the Conqueror William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...

.Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 5, The Honour of Richmond, Part 2, edited by William Farrer, Charles Travis Clay

Surname

People with the name Fitzhugh include: *

Charles Lane Fitzhugh Charles Lane Fitzhugh (August 22, 1838 – September 16, 1923) was a Union Army Colonel (United States), colonel during the American Civil War, who was later appointed a Brevet (military), brevet Brigadier general (United States), brigadier g ...

(1838–1923), an American military officer * Courtney Fitzhugh, American hematologist-oncologist and scientist * Elisabeth West FitzHugh (1926–2017), art conservation scientist *

George Fitzhugh (priest) Hon. George FitzHugh (died 20 November 1505) was Chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln. He was the fourth son of Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh of Ravensworth and his wife Lady Alice Neville.Douglas Richardson. ''Plantagenet ...

(died 1505), chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln *

George Fitzhugh George Fitzhugh (November 4, 1806 – July 30, 1881) was an American social theorist who published racial and slavery-based sociological theories in the antebellum era. He argued that the negro was "but a grown up child" needing the economic and ...

(1806–1881), an American social theorist * Henry FitzHugh, 3rd

Baron FitzHugh Baron FitzHugh, of Ravensworth in North Yorkshire, is an abeyant title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1321 for Sir Henry FitzHugh. The title passed through the male line until the death in 1513 of George FitzHugh, 7th Baron FitzH ...

(c. 1358–1425) * Henry Fitzhugh (1801–1866), New York politician * Kristine Fitzhugh, murdered 2000; husband, Kenneth, convicted *

Louise Fitzhugh Louise Fitzhugh (October 5, 1928 – November 19, 1974) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books, known best for the novel ''Harriet the Spy'' and its sequels, '' The Long Secret'' and ''Sport''. Biography Early life Fitzhugh ...

(1928–1974), an American author * Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), an American author * Steve Fitzhugh (born 1963), an American football player *

William FitzHugh William Fitzhugh (August 24, 1741June 6, 1809) was an American planter, legislator and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779, as well as many terms in the House o ...

, 4th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1399–1452) *

William Fitzhugh William Fitzhugh (August 24, 1741June 6, 1809) was an American planter, legislator and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779, as well as many terms in the House o ...

(1741–1809), an American politician * William H. Fitzhugh (1792–1830), son of the above and also an American politician * William W. Fitzhugh (born 1943), an American archaeologist and anthropologist

Given name

Fitzhugh Dodson Fitzhugh J. Dodson (October 28, 1923, Baltimore, Maryland – May 2, 1993, Long Beach, California) was an American clinical psychologist, lecturer and educator. He wrote several popular books including the best-selling ''How to Parent''. Biogra ...

, American clinical psychologist, lecturer, educator and author *

Fitz Hugh Ludlow Fitz Hugh Ludlow, sometimes seen as Fitzhugh Ludlow (September 11, 1836 – September 12, 1870), was an American author, journalist, and explorer; best known for his autobiographical book ''The Hasheesh Eater'' (1857). Ludlow also wrote about hi ...

(1836–1870), American author, journalist, and explorer *

Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee (November 19, 1835 – April 28, 1905) was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish–American War. He was the son of Sydney S ...

(1835–1905), U.S. Civil War cavalry commander and Governor of Virginia, descended from William Fitzhugh, above. *

Fitzhugh Townsend Samuel George Fitzhugh Townsend (April 1872 – December 11, 1906) was an American Fencing, fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He competed under the name Fitzhugh Townsend. It was known that Fitzhugh was his middle name and wa ...

(1872–1906), American fencer

References

External links

"Fitzhugh Genealogy"
website about the history and genealogy of the Fitzhugh family {{surname Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names