Fitzgilbert

Fitzgilbert is a Norman French surname. It is patronymic, since the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of." Its variants include the alternate forms FitzGilbert, Fitz Gilbert, Fitz-Gilbert, fitz Gilbert, and the given name turned surname Gilbert or Gilberts. Fitzgilbert is rare as a given name. People with the name include:


 * Baldwin FitzGilbert (died 1086-1091), Norman nobleman
 * John Fitz Gilbert or John Marshal (Marshal of England) (c. 1105–1165), minor Anglo-Norman nobleman
 * Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035–c. 1090), Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England
 * Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow (died c. 1346), Scottish nobleman
 * William FitzGilbert, fifteenth Lord Chancellor of England, from 1141 to 1142
 * William de Lancaster I (died c. 1170), English nobleman also known as William Fitz Gilbert