Fitzhugh is an English Anglo-Norman surname originating in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of". Its variants include FitzHugh, Fitz-Hugh, Fitz Hugh, fitz Hugh, and its associated given name turned surname Hugh. Fitzhugh is rare as a given name. A family with the surname of Fitzhugh were proven descendants of Acaris, son of Bardolf, a son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre who was a close relative and important ally of William the Conqueror. Surname People with the name Fitzhugh include: Charles Lane Fitzhugh (1838–1923), an American military officer Courtney Fitzhugh, American hematologist-oncologist and scientist Elisabeth West FitzHugh (1926–2017), art conservation scientist George Fitzhugh (priest) (died 1505), chancellor of Cambridge University and Dean of Lincoln George Fitzhugh (1806–1881), an American social theorist Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (c. 1358–1425) Henry Fitzhugh (1801–1866), New York politician Kristine Fitzhugh, murdered 2000; husband, Kenneth, convicted Louise Fitzhugh (1928–1974), an American author Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876–1950), an American author Steve Fitzhugh (born 1963), an American football player William FitzHugh, 4th Baron FitzHugh (c. 1399–1452) William Fitzhugh (1741–1809), an American politician William H. Fitzhugh (1792–1830), son of the above and also an American politician William W. Fitzhugh (born 1943), an American archaeologist and anthropologist Given name Fitzhugh Dodson, American clinical psychologist, lecturer, educator and author Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1836–1870), American author, journalist, and explorer Fitzhugh Lee (1835–1905), U.S. Civil War cavalry commander and Governor of Virginia, descended from William Fitzhugh, above. Fitzhugh Townsend (1872–1906), American fencer References External links "Fitzhugh Genealogy", website about the history and genealogy of the Fitzhugh family Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names