Fitzsimons
 Maureen O'Hara (real surname name FitzSimons) in the trailer for The Black Swan | |
| Pronunciation | \FIT-simmons\ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | England, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Fitzsimons, FitzSimons, FitzSimmons |
Fitzsimmons (also spelled FitzSimons, Fitzsimons or FitzSimmons) is an English and Irish surname of Norman origin.
The origin of the surname appears to be via Norman immigration, through England and on to Ireland, and the surname was first recorded in Ireland in 1177 with the famous John de Courcy linked to Carrickfergus Castle.
At one time the surname was very popular in County Down.
Those with the surname that originated from the Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire area of Britain were thought to be Scandinavian and of the genere Danus, as the area was settled by Danish Vikings and predate the Norman invasion in 1066 AD.
'Norman' was a term applied to those Vikings who conquered parts of Northern France beginning in 911 A.D. Their progeny invaded England in 1066 and arrived in Ireland in 1169 landing at Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford. The Online Dictionary defined Cambro-Briton as "a Welshman
Interestingly "Dermot MacMurrough enlisted the assistance of Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, would-be earl of Pembroke (Wales), and a group of Cambro-Norman barons including the half-brothers Maurice FitzGerald and Robert FitzStephen, both sons of the Welsh princess Nesta." Merlin and King Arthur are also mentioned
Notable people
Notable people with the name Fitzsimmons include:
- C. FitzSimons Allison (b. 1927), American Episcopal Bishop and author
- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853 – 1927), American politician
- Allan Fitzsimmons, American civil servant
- Arthur Fitzsimons (b. 1929), Irish footballer
- Bob Fitzsimmons (1863 – 1918), championship boxer
- Casey FitzSimmons (b. 1980), American NFL player
- Charles B. Fitzsimons (1924 – 2001), Irish American actor
- Cotton Fitzsimmons (1931 – 2004), American basketball coach
- David Fitzsimons (b. 1950), Australian Olympic athlete
- Foster Fitzsimmons, American dancer, novelist and teacher
- Frank Fitzsimmons (1907 – 1981), American Labor Union President
- Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901 – 1979), American baseball player
- Gerry Fitzsimons (1960 – 2007), British businessman
- Greg Fitzsimmons (b. 1966), American comedian and writer
- James E. Fitzsimmons (1874 – 1966), American thoroughbred racehorse trainer
- Jason Fitzsimmons (b. 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jeanette Fitzsimons (b. 1945), New Zealand politician and environmentalist
- Jim Fitzsimons (b. 1936), Irish politician
- Lorna Fitzsimons (b. 1967), British politician
- Pat Fitzsimons (b. 1950), American professional golfer
- Peter FitzSimons (b. 1965), Australian rugby union player
- Randy Fitzsimmons, musician
- Robert Emmett Fitzsimmons, American actor
- Ronald J. Fitzsimmons, American lobbyist
- Roy Fitzsimmons (1916 – 1945), American explorer
- Shane Fitzsimons, Irish bass player
- Shane Fitzsimmons, Australian fire commissioner
- Steve Fitzsimmons (b. 1976), Australian football player
- Thomas Fitzsimons (1741 – 1811), American merchant and statesman
- Tom Fitzsimmons (1890 – 1971), American baseball player
- William Fitzsimmons, American musician
- William Fitzsimmons (1819 – 1894), American politician
- William T. Fitzsimons (1889 – 1911), American army officer
- Maureen O'Hara (maiden name FitzSimons, b. 1920), Irish actress
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Interestingly "Dermot MacMurrough enlisted the assistance of Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, would-be earl of Pembroke (Wales), and a group of Cambro-Norman barons including the half-brothers Maurice FitzGerald and Robert FitzStephen, both sons of the Welsh princess Nesta." Merlin and King Arthur are also mentioned.
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