Fitzhugh


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.
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:
  • Alice FitzHugh, English noblewoman
  • Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, American abolitionist
  • Bruce Fitzhugh, American musician
  • Charles Lane Fitzhugh, American military officer
  • Courtney Fitzhugh, American hematologist-oncologist and scientist
  • Craig Fitzhugh, American politician
  • Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Lebanese American art conservation scientist
  • Elizabeth FitzHugh, English noblewoman
  • Ellen Fitzhugh,, American musical theater lyricist
  • Eugene Fitzhugh, American lawyer and businessman
  • Everett Fitzhugh, American sportscaster
  • Francis C. FitzHugh, American Anglo-Catholic priest
  • George Fitzhugh , chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln
  • George Fitzhugh, American, pro-slavery social theorist
  • Gilbert W. Fitzhugh, American actuary and businessman
  • H. Naylor Fitzhugh, American academic
  • Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh
  • Henry Fitzhugh , American planter
  • Henry Fitzhugh , American planter and soldier
  • Henry Fitzhugh , New York politician
  • John FitzHugh, English royal counsellor
  • Keith Fitzhugh, American football player
  • Kirk J. Fitzhugh, American museum curator
  • Kristine Fitzhugh American murder victim
  • Lorraine Fitzhugh, American soccer player
  • Louise Fitzhugh, American author
  • Nicholas Battalle Fitzhugh, American politician and judge
  • Percy Keese Fitzhugh, American author
  • Robert FitzHugh, Bishop of London
  • Samuel Fitzhugh, African-American politician
  • Steve Fitzhugh, American football player
  • Terrick V. H. FitzHugh, English film producer and genealogist
  • Thornton Fitzhugh, American architect
  • Valerie A. Fitzhugh, American pathologist
  • William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh
  • William Fitzhugh, American politician and planter
  • William F. Fitzhugh, American Confederate soldier and Texas Ranger
  • William H. Fitzhugh, son of the above and also an American politician
  • William W. Fitzhugh, American archaeologist and anthropologist

    Given name

  • Fitzhugh Andrews, American teacher and composer
  • Fitzhugh Dodson, American clinical psychologist, lecturer, educator and author
  • Fitzhugh L. Fulton, American pilot
  • Fitzhugh Green Sr., American arctic explorer
  • Fitzhugh Green Jr., American businessman
  • Fitz Houston, American actor, musician, author and pastor
  • Fitzhugh Lee, American military officer, politician, and diplomat
  • Fitzhugh Lee III, American admiral, grandson of Fitzhugh Lee
  • Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author, journalist, and explorer
  • Fitzhugh Mullan, American physician, writer, educator, and social activist
  • Fitzhugh Townsend, American fencer