Fitzgerald Family History
Fitzgerald Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Fitzgerald
Name Distribution of Fitzgerald Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Fitzgerald families
 819 - 1,635  274 - 818 |
 1 - 273  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Fitzgerald families
|
43 - 84 15 - 42 |
1 - 14 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Fitzgerald census records
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Fitzgerald Family Origin
Fitzgerald Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Fitzgerald Emigration Information (AU)
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Fitzgerald Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Fitzgerald census records
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