Fitzhugh is an English Anglo-Norman surname originating in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.
[2] It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of".
Its variants include FitzHugh, Fitz-Hugh, Fitz Hugh, fitz Hugh, and its associated given name turned surname Hugh.
[citation needed] A family with the surname of Fitzhugh were proven descendants of Acaris, son of Bardolf, a son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre who was a close relative and important ally of William the Conqueror.
[3] People with the name Fitzhugh include: