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FitzMaurice
Meaning "Son of Maurice" Region of origin Ireland and Britain Variant form(s) FitzMaurice Fitz-Maurice
Fitzmorris
Fitzmaurice is a
Hiberno-Norman ,
Cambro-Norman ,
Anglo-Norman surname. It is
patronymic as the prefix
Fitz - derives from the
Latin filius , meaning "son of".
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According to Irish genealogist
Edward MacLysaght :
[2]
The first Fitzmaurice family known in Ireland and Britain were the sons and daughter of
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan and they were the progenitors of the famous
Geraldines through
Thomas FitzMaurice , eldest son, known as Lord OConnello, 1st Baron of Kerry, progenitor of the
Earls of Desmond and through
Gerald FitzMaurice , 2nd eldest son, 1st Lord of Offaly, progenitor of the
Earls of Kildare and
Earls of Leinster . They were known as lords of
Lixnaw in Kerry notable for their resistance to the English in the sixteenth century. They were the grandsons and grand daughter of Gerald FitzWalther,
Gerald de Windsor . The name Fitzmaurice is also connected with
County Mayo because some
Connacht
Prendergasts adopted it.
Fitzmaurice is uncommon as a given name.
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Surname
Notable people with the surname Fitzmaurice include:
The family of the
Earls of Kildare
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Earls of Kerry
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Earls of Leinster
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Earls of Desmond
. Progenitors of the famous Irish family
The Geraldines
Caroline Fitzmaurice , née Fitzgerald (1865–1911), poet, wife of Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice
Catherine Fitzmaurice , actress and voice specialist, taught at the Juilliard's Drama Division, Yale and Harvard
Deanne Fitzmaurice , Pulitzer Prize winning American photographer
Éamonn Fitzmaurice (born 1977), Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846–1935), British Liberal politician, managed estate of the royal family
Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1881–1962), Catholic bishop of Wilmington, Chancellor of Philadelphia
George Fitzmaurice (1885–1940), American film director
George Fitzmaurice (writer) (1877–1963), Irish dramatist and writer for The Dublin Magazine
Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly
, (died c. 1221) progenitor of Earls of Kildare and Leinster
Gerald Fitzmaurice (1901–1982), English barrister and judge, on International Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights
James Fitzmaurice (1898–1965), Irish aviation pioneer
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald
(died 1579), leader of the Desmond Rebellions
John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1839 – 1920), American Catholic bishop of the Erie in Pennsylvania
John Fitzmaurice (writer) (1947–2003), English author, secretary of the Brussels Labour Party
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
aka John FitzMaurice (1706–1761), Anglo-Irish and politician.
Leo Fitzmaurice (born 1963), British artist
Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816–1893), surveyor on HMS Beagle ;
Fitzmaurice River named for him
Martin Fitzmaurice (1940–2016), English darts personality
Maurice Fitzmaurice (1861–1924), Irish civil engineer on London County Council
Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice (1870–1927), Royal Navy officer whose ship was sunk by a submarine
Michael Fitzmaurice (actor) (1908–1967), American radio actor, played "Superman"
Michael John Fitzmaurice (born 1950), US Army soldier in Vietnam
Neil Fitzmaurice (born 1969), British writer and actor
Susan Fitzmaurice (born 1959), British linguist at University of Sheffield
Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald
1st Baron of Kerry (died c. 1209) progenitor of Earls of Desmond
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne , born William Fitzmaurice (1737–1805), British Prime Minister
Tom Fitzmaurice (1898–1977), Australian rules footballer with Geelong
Earls of Orkney from 1791 to 1998:
Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney (1755–1831), daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney (1803–1877), grandnephew of William Petty Fitzmaurice
George FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney (1827–1889), with 71st Highlanders and 92nd Regiment
Edmond FitzMaurice, 7th Earl of Orkney (1867–1951)
Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney (1919–1998), with Royal Army Service Corps in WWII and Korea
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