Fitzhenry
Fitzhenry is an Irish Hiberno-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of". Its variants include the alternate forms "Fitz-Henry", FitzHenry and ‘’Fitz Henry’’, and the given name turned surname Henry. Another Irish variant is Fitzharris, and the surnames were often used interchangeably within the same family.
Fitzhenry is rare as a given name, but may indicate that the person was descended from a female Fitzhenry, or that the person's father had Henry as a first forename.
People
People with the name Fitzhenry include:;As a given name
- Fitz Henry Lane, born Nathaniel Rogers Lane, also known as Fitz Hugh Lane, American painter and printmaker
- Fitz Henry Warren, politician and American Civil War general
- Bill [Fitz Henry], Australian journalist
- Damien Fitzhenry, Irish hurling and Gaelic football player
- Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby league footballer
- Elizabeth Fitzhenry, aka Mrs. Fitzhenry, Irish actress
- Louis Fitzhenry, Illinois politician and United States federal judge.
- Meiler Fitzhenry, Irish nobleman and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
Others
- Fitzhenry & Whiteside, a Canadian book publishing company