Fitzgilbert is a Norman French surname. ^[1] It is patronymic, since the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of." Its variants include the alternate forms FitzGilbert, Fitz Gilbert, Fitz-Gilbert, fitz Gilbert, and the given name turned surname Gilbert or Gilberts . Fitzgilbert is rare as a given name. People with the name include:

• Baldwin FitzGilbert (died 1086-1091), Norman nobleman
• John Fitz Gilbert or John Marshal (Marshal of England) (c. 1105–1165), minor Anglo-Norman nobleman
• Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035–c. 1090), Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England
• Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow (died c. 1346), Scottish nobleman
• William FitzGilbert, fifteenth Lord Chancellor of England, from 1141 to 1142
• William de Lancaster I (died c. 1170), English nobleman also known as William Fitz Gilbert

References

See also

• Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare (died 1136), Anglo-Norman nobleman
• Fitz
• Gilbert (given name)

Surname list

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