Fitzgerald

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Fitzgerald (disambiguation) .

Fitzgerald (or in traditional spelling FitzGerald , Irish Mac Gearailt ) is a patronymically formed Irish family name meaning "son of Gerald ". The addition "Fitz" is derived from the Norman / French filz / fils , which is derived from the Latin filius "son". It corresponds to the Old Norse son in the Norman tradition. It was added to the surnames of the master families of Norman descent and then illegitimate sons of England.

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Alexis FitzGerald senior (1917–1985), Irish politician
• Alexis FitzGerald junior (1945–2015), Irish politician
• Andy Fitzgerald (–2003), American jazz musician

B.

• Barry Fitzgerald (1888–1961), Irish actor
• Benedict Fitzgerald (* 1949), American screenwriter
• Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (* 1961), American athlete

C.

• Caitlin Fitzgerald (* 1983), American actress and film producer
• Charles Fitzgerald (Governor) (1792–1887), British Governor of Gambia and Western Australia
• Charles Cooper Penrose Fitzgerald (1841–1921), British admiral, founder of the Order of the White Feather
• Charles Patrick Fitzgerald (1902–1992), British-Australian historian and university professor

D.

• Dan Fitzgerald (1928-2017), American actor
• Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947) Irish politician

E.

• Eamon Fitzgerald (* 1945), Irish Cistercian
• Eamonn Fitzgerald (1906-1958), Irish triple jumper
• Edward Fitzgerald (1763–1798), Irish nobleman and politician, see Lord Edward Fitzgerald
• Edward FitzGerald (writer) (1809-1883), British writer and translator
• Edward Fitzgerald (ice hockey player) (1890–1966), American ice hockey player
• Edward Arthur FitzGerald (also Edward A. Fitz Gerald ; 1871-1931), American mountaineer
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), American singer

F.

• F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), American writer
• Fern Fitzgerald (born 1947), American actress
• Frances Fitzgerald (born 1950), Irish politician
• Frances FitzGerald (* 1940), American journalist
• Frank Fitzgerald (politician) (1885–1939), American politician
• Frank Fitzgerald (snooker player) (* 1957), English snooker player
• Frank T. Fitzgerald (1857–1907), American lawyer and politician
• Frankie Fitzgerald (* 1985), English actor

G

• Gale Fitzgerald (* 1951), American pentathlon and hurdler
• Garret FitzGerald (1926-2011), Irish politician
• Garret Adare FitzGerald (born 1950), Irish medic
• Gene FitzGerald (1932-2007), Irish politician (Fianna Fáil)
• George FitzGerald (music producer) , British DJ and music producer
• George Francis FitzGerald (1851-1901), Irish physicist
• Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare (called the Great Earl , also Gerait Mor ; around 1456-1513), Irish nobleman
• Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (called the Young , also Gearóid Óg ; 1487–1534), Irish nobleman
• Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Duke of Leinster ( Marquess of Kildare ; 1914-2004), Irish nobleman and politician
• Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913–2005), American actress
• Glenn Fitzgerald (born 1971), American actor

H

• Hilde Kramer-Fitzgerald (1900–1974), German representative of the labor movement and British social work scientist

J

• Jack Fitzgerald (around 1873–1929), British politician
• James FitzGerald (1818–1896), British-New Zealand colonialist, newspaper founder and politician
• James FitzGerald-Kenney (1878-1956) Irish politician
• James Edward Fitzgerald (1938–2003), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Joliet
• James Martin Fitzgerald (1920–2011), American lawyer
• Jim Fitzgerald (1926–2012), American philanthropist
• John Fitzgerald (Mayor) , English politician, Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne
• John Fitzgerald (long distance runner) (1886–1963), Canadian long distance runner
• John Fitzgerald (poet) (1927-2007), Irish Catholic writer and philosopher
• John Fitzgerald (pentathlon) (born 1948), American pentathlon
• John Fitzgerald (tennis player) (born 1960), Australian tennis player
• John Fitzgerald (soccer player, 1968) (* 1968), Canadian soccer player
• John Fitzgerald ( American football player ) (born 1948), American football player
• John Fitzgerald (quarterback) (born 1975), American football player
• John Fitzgerald (soccer player, 1984) (born 1984), Irish soccer player
• John Fitzgerald (Offensive Guard) , American football player
• John Fitzgerald, Baron Fitzgerald (1816–1889), Irish-British lawyer and politician
• John Anster Fitzgerald (1823–1906), English historicist painter
• John D. Fitzgerald (Author) (1906–1988) American author
• John D. FitzGerald (economist) (born 1949), Irish economist
• John Driscoll Fitz-Gerald (1873–1946), American Romance philologist and Hispanist
• John F. Fitzgerald ( John Francis Fitzgerald ; 1863–1950), American politician, Mayor of Boston
• John Forster FitzGerald (1784–1877), Irish soldier, officer and politician
• John Francis Fitzgerald (baseball player) (born 1933), American baseball player
• John H. Fitzgerald (1870–1921), American baseball player
• John J. Fitzgerald (baseball player) (1866-1892) American baseball player
• John J. Fitz Gerald (also John J. FitzGerald ; 1893–1963), American sports journalist
• John J. Fitzgerald (filmmaker) (born 1977), American filmmaker
• John Joseph Fitzgerald (1872–1952), American politician
• John Kennedy Fitzgerald (* 1968), Canadian football player
• John Robert Fitzgerald (born 1948), American football player
• John S. Fitzgerald (* 1965), British computer scientist
• John Warner Fitzgerald (1924-2006), American politician (Michigan)
• Joseph Fitzgerald (1904–1987), American ice hockey player

K

• Kenji Fitzgerald , Australian actor

L.

• Larry Fitzgerald (born 1983), American football player
• Lawrence J. Fitzgerald († 1918), American politician
• Leslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald (1910–1974), Irish entomologist, ornithologist, conservationist and plant collector
• Lord Edward Fitzgerald (1763–1798) Irish nobleman and politician
• Luke Fitzgerald (born 1987), Irish rugby player

M.

• Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald (1872–1973), British physiologist and pathologist
• Maurice FitzGerald († 1176), cambro-Norman nobleman
• Michael Fitzgerald (clergyman) (* 1937), British clergyman and Vatican diplomat
• Michael Fitzgerald (medical doctor) (* 1946), Irish psychiatrist and university professor
• Michael Fitzgerald (actor) (born 1951), actor
• Michael Fitzgerald (producer) , film producer
• Michael Fitzgerald (soccer player) ( Michael James Fitzgerald ; * 1988), New Zealand-Japanese soccer player
• Michael Joseph Fitzgerald (* 1948), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Philadelphia

P

• Paul Fitzgerald (painter) (1922-2017), Australian painter
• Paul Fitzgerald (tennis player) , Australian tennis player
• Paul Fitzgerald (geologist) , New Zealand-American geologist
• Paul Fitzgerald (boxer) (born 1963), Irish boxer
• Paul Fitzgerald (actor) (born 1970), American actor
• Patrick Fitzgerald , American lawyer
• Patrik Fitzgerald (* 1956), English singer and punk poet
• Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000), English writer
• Peter Fitzgerald (athlete) (born 1953), Australian sprinter
• Peter G. Fitzgerald (* 1960), American politician

R.

• RD Fitzgerald (1902-1987), Australian poet
• Raymond FitzGerald ( Raymond le Gros ; † 1189/1200), English nobleman
• Robert Fitzgerald (1923-2005), American speed skater
• Robert Desmond Fitzgerald (1830-1892), Australian artist
• Roy G. Fitzgerald (1875–1962), American politician
• Rusty Fitzgerald (born 1972), American ice hockey player

S.

• Sarah Fitz-Gerald (* 1968), Australian squash player
• Scott Fitzgerald (born 1948), British singer
• Scott Fitzgerald (football player, 1969) (born 1969), Irish football player and coach
• Scott Fitzgerald (soccer player, 1979) (born 1979), English soccer player
• Scott Fitzgerald (boxer) (born 1991), British boxer
• Skye Fitzgerald (* 1970), American filmmaker and documentary filmmaker
• Susan Fitzgerald (1949-2013), Irish actress
• Sweeney Fitzgerald , English researcher

T

• Tara Fitzgerald (born 1967), British actress
• Thom Fitzgerald (* 1968), American film director
• Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (called Silken Thomas ; 1513–1537), Irish nobleman and rebel leader
• Thomas Fitzgerald (politician) (1796–1855), American politician
• Tom Fitzgerald (* 1968), American ice hockey player and official

W.

• Walter James Fitzgerald (1883–1947), American Jesuit
• Willa Fitzgerald (* 1991), American actress
• William Fitzgerald (politician) (1799–1864), American politician
• William FitzGerald (Judge) (1906–1974), Irish judge
• William FitzGerald-de Ros, 23rd Baron de Ros (1797–1874), British nobleman and officer
• William F. Fitzgerald (1846–1903), American lawyer
• William J. Fitzgerald (1887–1947), American politician
• William James Fitzgerald (* 1861), American politician
• William S. Fitzgerald (1880–1937), American politician
• William T. Fitzgerald (1858–1939), American politician
• William Vincent Fitzgerald (1867–1929), Australian botanist

Z

• Zelda Fitzgerald (1900–1948), American author

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fitzgerald on surnames.behindthename.com (English)