Fitzmaurice
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Fitzmaurice is an Anglo-Norman
/Hiberno-Norman
surname
originating in County Kerry
, Ireland
. It is patronymic
as the prefix Fitz
- derives from the Latin
filius, meaning "son of". The surname variants include FitzMaurice, Fitz Maurice, Fitz-Maurice, fitz Maurice, and the alternate spelling Fitzmorris
. According to Irish genealogist Edward MacLysaght
:
Fitzmaurice is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Fitzmaurice include:
Orcadian peerage
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
/Hiberno-Norman
Hiberno-Norman
The Hiberno-Normans are those Norman lords who settled in Ireland who admitted little if any real fealty to the Anglo-Norman settlers in England, and who soon began to interact and intermarry with the Gaelic nobility of Ireland. The term embraces both their origins as a distinct community with...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
originating in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
as the prefix Fitz
Fitz
Fitz forms a prefix to patronymic surnames of Anglo-Norman origin. This usage derives from the Norman fiz / filz, prononciation: /fits/ Fitz forms a prefix to patronymic surnames of Anglo-Norman origin. This usage derives from the Norman fiz / filz, prononciation: /fits/ Fitz forms a prefix to...
- derives from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
filius, meaning "son of". The surname variants include FitzMaurice, Fitz Maurice, Fitz-Maurice, fitz Maurice, and the alternate spelling Fitzmorris
Fitzmorris
Fitzmorris is an Irish Hiberno-Norman surname originating in Counties Kerry, Galway, and Mayo. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of"....
. According to Irish genealogist Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland. His numerous books on Irish surnames built upon the work of Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames and made him well known to all those researching their family past.-Early life:Edward was born in Flax Bourton...
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- "Fitzmaurices are a famous branch of the Norman GeraldinesFitzGeraldThe surname FitzGerald is a translation of the French-Norman fils de Gérald, or son of Gerald . Variant spellings include Fitz-Gerald and the modern Fitzgerald. The name can also be used as two separate words Fitz Gerald...
, lords of LixnawLixnawLixnaw is a village in North County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the River Brick SW of Listowel and NE of Tralee.- History :Lixnaw was once the seat of the Earls of Kerry. In 1320 Nicolas, the third baron of Lixnaw, erected the Castle of Lixnaw, built the old bridge, and improved the...
in Kerry, notable for their resistance to English invaders in the sixteenth century. The name Fitzmaurice is also connected with MayoCounty MayoCounty Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
because some ConnachtConnachtConnacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
PrendergastPrendergastPrendergast is a British name of Welsh/Norman origin. The name derives from the 12th century Norman Knight Maurice de Prendergast who took his name from the Prendergast Parish in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales into Leinster...
s adopted it."
- "Fitzmaurices are a famous branch of the Norman Geraldines
Fitzmaurice is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Fitzmaurice include:
Given name
- James FitzMaurice FitzGeraldJames FitzMaurice FitzGeraldJames Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald was a member of the 16th century ruling Geraldine dynasty in the province of Munster in Ireland. He rebelled against the crown authority of Queen Elizabeth I of England in response to the onset of the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was deemed an archtraitor...
{b.?-?), member of the 16th century ruling GeraldineFitzGeraldThe surname FitzGerald is a translation of the French-Norman fils de Gérald, or son of Gerald . Variant spellings include Fitz-Gerald and the modern Fitzgerald. The name can also be used as two separate words Fitz Gerald...
dynasty in the province of Munster in Ireland
Surname
- Catherine FitzmauriceCatherine FitzmauriceCatherine Fitzmaurice is the originator of Fitzmaurice Voicework, "a comprehensive approach to voice training" that is taught in acting schools, studios, workshops, and private lessons throughout the United States and the world...
(b.?), Actress and voice specialist - Éamonn FitzmauriceÉamonn FitzmauriceÉamonn Fitzmaurice is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer from County Kerry in Ireland. He is the first Lixnaw man to play senior championship for Kerry. He is currently the manager of the Kerry U-21 team...
(1977- ), Gaelic footballGaelic footballGaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er, former member of the Kerry senior football teamKerry GAAThe Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
and current selector - Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron FitzmauriceEdmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron FitzmauriceEdmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice PC , styled Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1883 to 1885 and again from 1905 to 1908, when he entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the...
(1846 – 1935), British Liberal politician - Edmond John FitzmauriceEdmond John FitzmauriceEdmond John Fitzmaurice was an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wilmington from 1925 to 1960.-Biography:...
(1881-1962), Bishop of (Catholic diocese of) Wilmington - George FitzmauriceGeorge FitzmauriceGeorge Fitzmaurice was a film director and producer. Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage...
(1885 - 1940), American film director - Gerald FitzmauriceGerald FitzmauriceSir Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice GCMG, QC was a British barrister and judge.He was born on 24 October 1901, the younger son of Vice-Admiral Sir Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice and Mabel Gertrude Gray. He studied at Malvern College and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he gained a Bachelor of...
(1901-1982), English barrister and judge - James FitzmauriceJames FitzmauriceJames Fitzmaurice may refer to:*James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, Irish rebel*James Fitzmaurice , aviation pioneer*James Fitzmaurice-Kelly , English writer on Spanish literatureSee also*Jimmy Fitzmorris, U.S. businessman...
, disambiguation page - John FitzmauriceJohn FitzmauriceJohn Fitzmaurice , was an administrator, academic and writer. He was an author of numerous books and articles on politics, concentrating on party politics and elections...
(1947 - 2003), Belgian author - Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816 - 1893), an explorer and surveyor aboard HMS Beagle, for whom the Fitzmaurice RiverFitzmaurice RiverThe Fitzmaurice River is a river in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first charted in 1839 by European explorers aboard the HMS Beagle under the command of John Lort Stokes. It was named for Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice, a mate and assistant surveyor on the Beagle.The river drains into the...
is named - Martin FitzmauriceMartin FitzmauriceMartin Fitzmaurice is an English darts master of ceremonies, caller, scorer and referee who has operated for one of the game's governing bodies the British Darts Organisation since 1985....
(b. 1940), English darts master of ceremonies, caller, scorer and referee - Maurice FitzmauriceMaurice FitzmauriceSir Maurice Fitzmaurice CMG was an Irish civil engineer. He was apprenticed to Benjamin Baker and worked with him on the Forth Railway Bridge before going to Egypt to build the Aswan Dam for which he was appointed both a member of the Ottoman Order of the Mejidiye and a companion of the British...
(1861 - 1924), Irish civil engineer - Maurice Swynfen FitzmauriceMaurice Swynfen FitzmauriceSir Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice CB, KCVO, CMG, was an officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of vice-admiral....
(1870 - 1927), Royal Navy officer - Michael John FitzmauriceMichael John FitzmauriceMichael John Fitzmaurice is a former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.-Biography:...
(b. 1950), former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor - Neil FitzmauriceNeil FitzmauriceNeil Fitzmaurice is an English actor, comedian and writer.-Writing:Fitzmaurice's writing projects include That Peter Kay Thing, for which he received a British Comedy Award, and the critically acclaimed Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, in which he also appeared as "Ray-Von".Neil has also written two...
(b. ?), British writer and actor - Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of KerryThomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of KerryThomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry PC was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of William FitzMaurice, 20th Baron Kerry, and Constance Long, and succeeded his father in March 1696/97 and was invested as a Privy Counsellor before April 1711...
(1668 - 1741), Member of Parliament for County Kerry - Tom FitzmauriceTom FitzmauriceTom Fitzmaurice was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .A brilliant centre halfback, he commenced his career with Essendon Football Club 1918. Transferred to Sydney in 1921 with his employment, Fitzmaurice played the next two seasons in the local competition and...
(1898 - 1977), Australian rules footballer - William FitzMaurice, 20th Baron KerryWilliam Fitzmaurice, 20th Baron KerryWilliam FitzMaurice, 20th Baron Kerry, .Son of Patrick Fitzmaurice, 19th Baron Kerry and Honore, daughter of Sir Edmund Fitzgerald, Knight of Cloyne.Married to Constance daughter of William Long....
(1633–1696/97) - Dane Fitzmaurice (b. 1992), Young American artist
- Petty-FitzmauricePetty-FitzmauricePetty-Fitzmaurice is an Irish surname. It is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Petty-Fitzmaurice include:* Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 7th Marquess of Lansdowne , peer of Great Britain...
, disambiguation page
Orcadian peerage
- Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of OrkneyCecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of OrkneyCecil O'Bryen Fitz-Maurice, 8th Earl of Orkney was a Scottish peer. He held the subsidiary titles of Viscount of Kirkwall and Baron of Dechmont....
(1919-1998), 8th modern Earl of Orkney - Edmond FitzMaurice (1867-1951), 7th modern Earl of Orkney
- George FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of OrkneyGeorge FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of OrkneyGeorge William Hamilton FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney was a Scottish nobleman.George FitzMaurice was the son of Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney and the Hon. Charlotte Irby. He married Amelia de Samuel in London in 1872...
(1827-1889) - Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of OrkneyMary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of OrkneyMary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney was a Scottish suo jure peeress, the only surviving child of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond and Mary O'Brien, 3rd Countess of Orkney....
(1755-1831), 4th (modern) Countess of Orkney - Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of OrkneyThomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of OrkneyThomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney , was born 8 August 1803 and died 16 May 1877. He married Charlotte Irby on 14 March 1826. Their son George William Hamilton FitzMaurice became the 6th Earl of Orkney. Their fourth son, Alexander Temple FitzMaurice, became a Groom of the Bedchamber in 1867...
(1803-1877), 5th modern Earl of Orkney