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Fitzgibbon Name Meaning

Irish: from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz ) + the personal name Gibbon a Norman French pet form of Gilbert ; ‘son of Gibbon’. This name has long been a widespread and important surname in Ireland and Gaelicized as Mac Giobúin. Sir Gilbert (Gibbon) FitzJohn illegitimate son of John FitzGerald 1st Baron Desmond (died 1261) was the ancestor of a line of Anglo-Norman aristocracy in Ireland who acquired the surname Fitzgibbon with reference to him. Gilbert and his Fitzgibbon descendants were known as ‘the White Knights’ on account of their fair complexion.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Fitzgibbons, Fitzsimmons, Fitzgerald, Gibbon, Mcgibbon, Higginson

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You can see how Fitzgibbon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Fitzgibbon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Fitzgibbon families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 62 Fitzgibbon families living in Ontario. This was about 71% of all the recorded Fitzgibbon's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Fitzgibbon families in 1911.

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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Fitzgibbon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Fitzgibbon in 1944 was 68, and 78 in 2004.

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