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".
According to Irish genealogist Edward MacLysaght:
Fitzmaurice is uncommon as a given name.
Surname
Notable people with the surname Fitzmaurice include:
- The family of the Earls of Kildare | Earls of Kerry | Earls of Leinster | Earls of Desmond . Progenitors of the famous Irish family The Geraldines
- Caroline Fitzmaurice, née Fitzgerald (1865âÂÂ1911), 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
- ÃÂamonn Fitzmaurice (born 1977), Gaelic footballer with Kerry GAA
- Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846âÂÂ1935), British Liberal politician, managed estate of the royal family
- Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1881âÂÂ1962), Catholic bishop of Wilmington, Chancellor of Philadelphia
- George Fitzmaurice (1885âÂÂ1940), American film director
- George Fitzmaurice (writer) (1877âÂÂ1963), 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 (1901âÂÂ1982), English barrister and judge, on International Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights
- James Fitzmaurice (1898âÂÂ1965), Irish aviation pioneer
- James FitzMaurice FitzGerald (died 1579), leader of the Desmond Rebellions
- John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1839 â 1920), American Catholic bishop of the Erie in Pennsylvania
- John Fitzmaurice (writer) (1947âÂÂ2003), English author, secretary of the Brussels Labour Party
- John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne aka John FitzMaurice (1706âÂÂ1761), Anglo-Irish and politician.
- Leo Fitzmaurice (born 1963), British artist
- Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816âÂÂ1893), surveyor on HMS Beagle; Fitzmaurice River named for him
- Martin Fitzmaurice (1940âÂÂ2016), English darts personality
- Maurice Fitzmaurice (1861âÂÂ1924), Irish civil engineer on London County Council
- Maurice Swynfen Fitzmaurice (1870âÂÂ1927), Royal Navy officer whose ship was sunk by a submarine
- Michael Fitzmaurice (actor) (1908âÂÂ1967), 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 (1737âÂÂ1805), British Prime Minister
- Tom Fitzmaurice (1898âÂÂ1977), Australian rules footballer with Geelong
- Earls of Orkney from 1791 to 1998:
- Mary FitzMaurice, 4th Countess of Orkney (1755âÂÂ1831), daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Marquess of Thomond
- Thomas FitzMaurice, 5th Earl of Orkney (1803âÂÂ1877), grandnephew of William Petty Fitzmaurice
- George FitzMaurice, 6th Earl of Orkney (1827âÂÂ1889), with 71st Highlanders and 92nd Regiment
- Edmond FitzMaurice, 7th Earl of Orkney (1867âÂÂ1951)
- Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney (1919âÂÂ1998), with Royal Army Service Corps in WWII and Korea
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