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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.

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The fitzgerald name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the fitzgerald family name as far back in history as possible.

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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 from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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