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 (c. 1448–1516), English noblewoman
 * Ann Carroll Fitzhugh (1805–1875), American abolitionist
 * Bruce Fitzhugh, American musician
 * Charles Lane Fitzhugh (1838–1923), American military officer
 * Courtney Fitzhugh, American hematologist-oncologist and scientist
 * Craig Fitzhugh (born 1950), American politician
 * Elisabeth West FitzHugh (1926–2017), Lebanese American art conservation scientist
 * Elizabeth FitzHugh (1455/65–1507), English noblewoman
 * Ellen Fitzhugh, (1942–2023), American musical theater lyricist
 * Eugene Fitzhugh (1926–2007), American lawyer and businessman
 * Everett Fitzhugh (born 1989), American sportscaster
 * Francis C. FitzHugh (1928–1984), American Anglo-Catholic priest
 * George Fitzhugh (priest) (died 1505), chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln
 * George Fitzhugh (1806–1881), American social theorist
 * Gilbert W. Fitzhugh (1911–1997), American actuary and businessman
 * H. Naylor Fitzhugh (1909–1992), American academic
 * Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (c. 1358–1425)
 * Henry Fitzhugh (sheriff) (1686–1758), American planter
 * Henry Fitzhugh (burgess) (1706–1742), American planter and soldier
 * Henry Fitzhugh (assemblyman) (1801–1866), New York politician
 * John FitzHugh (c. 1180–1220), English royal counsellor
 * Keith Fitzhugh (born 1986), American football player
 * Kirk J. Fitzhugh (born 1957), American museum curator
 * Kristine Fitzhugh (1947–2000) American murder victim
 * Lorraine Fitzhugh (born 1963), American soccer player
 * Louise Fitzhugh (1928–1974), American author
 * Nicholas Battalle Fitzhugh (1764–1814), American politician and judge
 * Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), American author
 * Robert FitzHugh (died 1436), Bishop of London
 * Samuel Fitzhugh, African-American politician
 * Steve Fitzhugh (born 1963), American football player
 * Terrick V. H. FitzHugh (1907–1990), English film producer and genealogist
 * Thornton Fitzhugh (1864–1933), American architect
 * Valerie A. Fitzhugh, American pathologist
 * William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1399–1452)
 * William Fitzhugh (1741–1809), American politician and planter
 * William F. Fitzhugh (1818–1883), American Confederate soldier and Texas Ranger
 * William H. Fitzhugh (1792–1830), son of the above and also an American politician
 * William W. Fitzhugh (born 1943), American archaeologist and anthropologist

Given name

 * Fitzhugh Andrews (1873–1961), American teacher and composer
 * Fitzhugh Dodson (1923–1993), American clinical psychologist, lecturer, educator and author
 * Fitzhugh L. Fulton (1925–2015), American pilot
 * Fitzhugh Green Sr. (1888–1947), American arctic explorer
 * Fitzhugh Green Jr. (1917–1990), American businessman
 * Fitz Houston (born 1953), American actor, musician, author and pastor
 * Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), American military officer, politician, and diplomat
 * Fitzhugh Lee III (1905–1992), American admiral, grandson of Fitzhugh Lee
 * Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1836–1870), American author, journalist, and explorer
 * Fitzhugh Mullan (1942–2019), American physician, writer, educator, and social activist
 * Fitzhugh Townsend (1872–1906), American fencer