Fitzhugh is an English Anglo-Norman

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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.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 (1838–1923), an American military officer *

Courtney Fitzhugh Courtney D. Fitzhugh is an American hematologist-oncologist and scientist. She is a clinical researcher and head of the laboratory of early sickle cell mortality prevention at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Life Fitzhugh was bo ...

, American hematologist-oncologist and scientist *

Elisabeth West FitzHugh Elisabeth West FitzHugh (July 30, 1926 – January 13, 2017) was a Lebanese American conservation scientist. She was a fellow of the American Institute for Conservation and the International Institute for Conservation. Early life and education ...

(1926–2017), art conservation scientist * George Fitzhugh (priest) (died 1505), chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln * George Fitzhugh (1806–1881), an American social theorist *

Henry FitzHugh Henry Fitzhugh (August 7, 1801 "The Hive", Washington County, Maryland – August 11, 1866) was an American merchant, businessman and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Col. William Fitzhugh, Jr. (1761–1839, one of the found ...

, 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 Henry Fitzhugh (August 7, 1801 "The Hive", Washington County, Maryland – August 11, 1866) was an American merchant, businessman and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Col. William Fitzhugh, Jr. (1761–1839, one of the found ...

(1801–1866), New York politician * Kristine Fitzhugh, murdered 2000; husband, Kenneth, convicted * Louise Fitzhugh (1928–1974), an American author *

Percy Keese Fitzhugh Percy Keese Fitzhugh (September 7, 1876 – July 5, 1950) was an American author of nearly 100 books for children and young adults. Biography Percy Keese Fitzhugh was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Reco ...

(1876–1950), an American author *

Steve Fitzhugh Steve Fitzhugh (born January 28, 1963, in Akron, Ohio) is a former professional American football player with the Denver Broncos. He began as a track and field all-star, becoming one of the top five sprinters in the country. Fitzhugh attended ...

(born 1963), an American football player * William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1399–1452) * William Fitzhugh (1741–1809), an American politician *

William H. Fitzhugh William Henry Fitzhugh (March 9, 1792 – May 21, 1830) was Virginia planter and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, as well as in the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829–1830 and as an officer of the A ...

(1792–1830), son of the above and also an American politician *

William W. Fitzhugh William Wyvill Fitzhugh IV is an American archaeologist and anthropologist who directs the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center and is a Senior Scientist at the National Museum of Natural History. He has conducted archaeological research throu ...

(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''. Biog ...

, 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, descended from William Fitzhugh, above. * Fitzhugh Townsend (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