FitzGerald (surname)



FitzGerald or Fitzgerald, is an Irish surname of Hiberno-Norman origin. It is a patronymic derived from the prefix Fitz- from the Latin filius- plus Gerald, thus meaning "son of Gerald”. In Gaelic it is rendered Mac Gearailt.

People

 * Adolphus L. Fitzgerald (1840–1921), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
 * Alan Fitzgerald (satirist) (1935–2011), Australian journalist, satirist and politician
 * Alexis FitzGerald Snr (1916–1985), Irish politician
 * Alexis FitzGerald Jnr (1945–2015), Irish politician
 * Alice Fitzgerald (1875–1962), American nurse
 * Annie Fitzgerald (1844–1934), American landowner
 * Barry Fitzgerald (1888–1961), Irish actor
 * Barry Fitzgerald (investigator), paranormal investigator for SyFy Channel's Ghost Hunters International
 * Brian Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Brinsley FitzGerald (1859–1931), British stockbroker
 * Caroline Fitzgerald (1865–1911), expatriate American poet
 * Casey Fitzgerald, multiple people
 * Charles Fitzgerald (1791–1887), governor of Gambia; governor of Western Australia
 * Charles Patrick Fitzgerald (1902–1992), scholar of China
 * Ciaran Fitzgerald (born 1952), Irish rugby union player
 * Dai Fitzgerald (1872–1951), Welsh international rugby player
 * Deirdre FitzGerald (born 1936), Australian lawyer
 * Desmond FitzGerald (politician) (1888–1947), Irish revolutionary, poet and politician
 * Desmond FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin, president of the Irish Georgian Society
 * Edmund Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Edward FitzGerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Eithne FitzGerald (born 1950), Irish politician
 * Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), U.S. jazz singer
 * Ena Fitzgerald (1889-1962), English novelist, poet
 * F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), American novelist and short story writer
 * Fern Fitzgerald (born 1947), American actress
 * Frances FitzGerald (journalist) (born 1940), U.S. Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
 * Frances Fitzgerald (politician) (born 1950), Irish politician
 * Frank Fitzgerald (1885–1939), U.S. governor of Michigan
 * Frankie Fitzgerald (born 1985), British actor
 * Garret FitzGerald (1926–2011), seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland
 * Garret A. FitzGerald (born 1950), Irish pharmacologist
 * Garrett M. Fitzgerald (1806–1859), American politician
 * Gene Fitzgerald (1932–2007), Irish politician
 * Gerald Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913–2005), Irish-American actress
 * George FitzGerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * George FitzGerald (1851–1901), Irish physicist
 * Glynis Fitzgerald, American academic administrator
 * Hermione FitzGerald (1864–1895), Duchess of Leinster
 * Hermione FitzGerald (born 1985), Irish professional golfer
 * Jack Fitzgerald (1873–1929), founder member of the Socialist Party of Great Britain
 * James FitzGerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jim Fitzgerald (businessman) (1926–2012), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Joan Fitz-Gerald (born 1948), American politician
 * John Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * John F. Fitzgerald, Mayor of Boston Massachusetts and grandfather of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
 * John Fitzgerald Kennedy, United States president
 * John Fitzgerald (Medal of Honor) (1873–1948), American Medal of Honor recipient
 * John D. FitzGerald, Irish economist
 * Joseph Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Judith Fitzgerald (1952–2015), Canadian poet
 * Judkin-Fitzgerald baronets (Created 1801), of Lisheen, Co Tipperary, Ireland
 * Karen Fitzgerald, American artist
 * Kevin Fitzgerald (born 1951), U.S. veterinarian; appeared on the television programme Emergency Vets
 * Kevin W. Fitzgerald (1950–2007), American politician
 * Larry Fitzgerald (born 1983), American football player
 * Lawrence J. Fitzgerald (died 1918), NYS Treasurer 1886–1889
 * Les Fitzgerald, Scottish footballer
 * Lewis Fitz-Gerald (born 1958), Australian actor and television director
 * LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956), Canadian artist, a member of the Group of Seven
 * Lorna Fitzgerald (born 1996), English actress
 * Lou Fitzgerald (1919–2013), American baseball player, scout and manager
 * Martin Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Maurice FitzGerald FitzGerald arms.svg (died 1176), (Anglo Norman) baron, progenitor of the famous Geraldines.
 * Meryle Fitzgerald (1925–2004), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ballplayer
 * Michael Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Nick Fitzgerald (born 1996), American football player
 * Pamela Fitzgerald (camogie) (born 1984), Irish camogie player
 * Pat Fitzgerald (born 1974), U.S. football coach
 * Paudie Fitzgerald (1933–2020), Irish cyclist
 * Patrick Fitzgerald (born 1960), U.S. attorney; special prosecutor in the CIA leak scandal
 * Penelope Fitzgerald (1916–2000), British poet, novelist and biographer
 * Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald (1834–1925), Anglo-Irish author and critic
 * Peter Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robert Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ryan Fitzgerald (born 1976), Australian television presenter
 * Sally Fitzgerald, New Zealand judge
 * Sarah Fitz-Gerald (born 1968), Australian women's squash player
 * Scott Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Susan Fitzgerald (1949–2013), Irish actress
 * Stephen FitzGerald (born 1938), Australian ambassador, diplomat
 * Tara Fitzgerald (born 1967), British actress
 * Thomas Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tom Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * William Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Zelda Fitzgerald (1900–1948), wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald
 * Tami Fitzgerald (1957-), politician and advocate

Fictional

 * Penny Fitzgerald, character from The Amazing World of Gumball
 * Martin Fitzgerald, character from Without a Trace
 * Jeremy Fitzgerald, character from the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise
 * Ralph Fitzgerald, character from World Without End, by Ken Follet