Fitzgibbon
Fitzgibbon, FitzGibbon, Fitz-Gibbon and Fitzgibbons are Irish surnames of Anglo-Norman origin. FitzGibbon and its variants have long been widespread and important surnames within Ireland.[1] The surnames were first found in 12th century Ireland, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland, in which two distinct families were established in Limerick and Mayo.
The surname means "Son of Gibbon",[2] with "Gibbon" being derived from "Gibb", a short form of the popular Norman personal name Gilbert, which was first introduced in the 11th century by followers of William the Conqueror after the Norman Conquest of England. Gilbert was originally derived from the name Gislebert or Gillebert, which is composed of the Germanic elements Gisil which means "hostage", "pledge", or "noble youth," and berht, which means "bright" or "famous."[3]
In Limerick, the noble FitzGerald dynasty established a knighthood under the FitzGibbon family branch. Known as The White Knight, the family held territory in southeast Limerick, near County Cork. The knighthood was descended from John FitzThomas, 1st Baron Desmond, ancestor of The Earls of Desmond and grandson of the Norman baron Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan. The other two branches of the FitzGerald family were known as the Green Knight and the Black Knight, both of which kept the FitzGerald name. in Mayo, those with the surname FitzGibbon (and its variants, such as Gibbon and Gibbons) were originally a branch of the great Burke family, known as MacGibbon Burke, with Anglo-Norman (and later Hiberno-Norman) roots.
People
- Abraham Fitzgibbon (1823–87), Irish-born railroad engineer
- Agnes Dunbar Moodie Fitzgibbon (1833–1913), Canadian artist
- Allan Fitzgibbon (born before 1968), Australian rugby league footballer
- Andrew Fitzgibbon (1845–83), Irish soldier who may have been the youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Andrew Fitzgibbon (Engineer) (born 1968), Irish computer vision researcher
- Bernice Fitz-Gibbon (1894–1982), American advertising executive
- Carol Fitz-Gibbon (1938–2017), British educational researcher and analyst
- Coleen Fitzgibbon (born 1950), American experimental film artist
- Constantine Fitzgibbon (1919–83), American-born historian, translator and novelist
- Craig Fitzgibbon (born 1977), Australian rugby league footballer
- Daniel Fitzgibbon, (born 1976), Australian Paralympic sailor who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Darragh Fitzgibbon (born 1997), Irish hurler
- Desmond Fitzgibbon (1890 – after 1945), British flying ace in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I
- Edmund FitzGibbon (c. 1552–1608), Irish nobleman
- Edmund Fitzgibbon (bishop) (1925–2010), Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop in Nigeria
- Edmond Gerald FitzGibbon (1825–1905), Irish-born Australian barrister and town clerk
- Edward Fitzgibbon (1803–57), Irish writer who used the pseudonym Ephemera
- Edward E. Fitzgibbon (1847–1909), American farmer, teacher, and politician
- Eric Fitzgibbon (1936–2015), Australian politician
- Fred Fitzgibbon (1917–99), Australian rules footballer
- Gerald Fitzgibbon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hanorah Philomena FitzGibbon (1889–1979), New Zealand civilian and military nurse and nursing administrator
- Herb Fitzgibbon (born 1942), U.S. tennis player
- Ian Fitzgibbon (born 1962), Irish film and television actor/director
- James FitzGibbon (1780–1863), British soldier and hero of the War of 1812
- Joe Fitzgibbon (active from 2012), U.S. politician in the state of Washington
- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962), Australian politician
- John Fitzgibbon (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Fitzgibbons (1868–1941), American politician
- John Bowler Fitzgibbons (born before 1995), American entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist
- Joseph Fitzgibbon (1881–1960), Newfoundland politician
- Lachlan Fitzgibbon (born 1994), Australian rugby league footballer
- Maggie Fitzgibbon (1929–2020), Australian actress and singer
- Sister Mary Irene FitzGibbon (1823–96), English-born nun who founded the New York Foundling Hospital
- Nick FitzGibbon (born 1987), Canadian football player
- Patricia Fitzgibbon (born before 1984), Irish camogie player
- Paul Fitzgibbon (1903–75), American football player
- Peter Fitzgibbon (born 1975), Irish international rugby union referee
- Pierre Fitzgibbon, Canadian politician, member of the National Assembly of Quebec (from 2018)
- Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr. (1920–56), U.S. murder victim in Vietnam
- Rosanne Fitzgibbon (1947–2012), Australian literary editor
- Sally Fitzgibbons (born 1990), Australian professional surfer
- Sandie Fitzgibbon (born before 1982), Irish camogie player
- Shaun Fitzgibbon (born 1986), New Zealand cricketer
- Smacka Fitzgibbon (1930–79), Australian entertainer
- Theodora FitzGibbon (1916–91), Irish cookery writer, model and actress
- William Fitzgibbon (active 1890s – 1900s), Irish hurler
Other uses
- Fitzgibbon, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
- Fitzgibbon Cup, a trophy for a hurling championship among higher education institutions in Ireland, named after Edwin Fitzgibbon
See also
- Thomas Fitzgibbon Moore {active 1800s – after 1837}, Newfoundland constable and politician
- White Knight (Fitzgibbon family), a hereditary knighthood within Ireland
- Fitz
- All pages with titles containing Fitzgibbon
- All pages with titles containing FitzGibbon
- Gibbons (Surname)
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