Fitzroy (surname)

Fitzroy or FitzRoy is a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman Fi(t)z, meaning "son of", and Roy, meaning "king". The name implied the original bearer was a son of the king.

Surname

 * Cecil Fitzroy (1844–1917), New Zealand politician
 * Edi Fitzroy (1955–2017), Jamaican reggae singer
 * Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), English actress in the USA
 * Maurice Fitzroy (1897–1976), English cricketer
 * Nancy Deloye Fitzroy (1927–2024), American engineer
 * Olga Fitzroy, (b. 1981 or 1982), German-born British politician and sound engineer
 * Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865), Royal Navy officer, Captain of HMS Beagle