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fitzgerald Name Meaning and History

Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from the personal name Gerald (see Garrett). The name was formed by the addition of the Anglo-Norman French prefix fi(t)z ‘son of’ (Latin filius) to the personal name. The Gaelicized form Mac Gearailt is common in the Gaelic-speaking areas of West Kerry.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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fitzgerald Family Facts

Distribution of fitzgerald Families in the US in 1920
Number of fitzgerald families
 1149-2296
 384-1148		 1-383
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Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Fitzgerald from Co. Tyrone mjbi11 2
Fitzgerald Info Needed rhonda_bolduc2002 0
Old Photo of Jim Fitzgerald - Massachusetts RandallMcDaniel44 1
Roberts lyluck1965 0
Archibald FitzGerald (1774-1858);Va>NC WileyAlston_Jarrell 0
Fitzgeralds from Ireland to NYC 1846 to 1851 maryogarvey1 0
John Fitzgerald immigrated to Adelaide S.Australia 1847 Celticspirit78 1
Thomas FitzGerald (1764-1847);Va>Ky>Mo WileyAlston_Jarrell 0
hi im the irish branch of fitzgerald from kerry poeticrebelheart 5
looking for information altani3 2
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