as a Last Name
- 83,899
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Fitzgerald
Meaning & Origins
Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from the personal name Gerald (see Garrett). The name was formed by the addition of the Anglo-Norman French prefix fi(t)z ‘son of’ (Latin filius) to the personal name. The Gaelicized form Mac Gearailt is common in the Gaelic-speaking areas of West Kerry.
| 380th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Fitzpatrick, Fitzsimmons, Fitz, Fitzwater, Fitzhugh, Fitzgibbons, Fitzmaurice, Fitzgibbon, Fitzsimons, Fitzer
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 83,899
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Fitzgerald per capita
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