FitzGerald or Fitzgerald, is an Irish surname of Hiberno-Norman origin. It is a patronymic derived from the prefix Fitz- from the Latin filius- plus Gerald, thus meaning "son of Gerald”. In Goidelic languages, e.g. the Irish language, it is rendered Mac Gearailt.[1]

Arms of the FitzGerald dynasty.

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  1. ^ "Fitzgerald Name Meaning & Fitzgerald Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Fitzgerald Clan".