Fitzmaurice Family History
Fitzmaurice Name Meaning
Irish: from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz ) + the personal name Maurice (see Morris ) ‘son of Maurice’. This surname is common in Ireland where it has also been Gaelicized as Mac Muiris. The Irish family of Fitzmaurice share a common Norman ancestry with the Fitzgerald family. They can be traced to Thomas Fitzmaurice whose brother Gerald was the ancestor of the Irish Fitzgerald dynasty. Their father was Maurice Fitzgerald a Norman baron (died 1176).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022