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