Fitzsimons
Fitzsimons (also spelled FitzSimons, Fitzsimmons or FitzSimmons) is a Irish surname of Norman origin.
The name "FitzSymons" and its pre-standardization variants (Fitzsimons, Fitzsimmons, Fitz-Simons, etc.) is not a clan name, but rather an individual patronymic passed down through various families which arrived at different times in Irish history. During the Gaelic revival of the 14th and 15th centuries, many families refused to endorse the Protestant Reformation and maintained the original spelling of their surnames; the Irish form of Fitzsimons is MacShiomoin.
People with the surname
- Allan Fitzsimmons (f. 1980s-2000s), United States civil servant
- Arthur Fitzsimons (born 1929), Irish athlete in football
- Bob Fitzsimmons (1863–1918), British athlete in boxing
- Casey FitzSimmons (born 1980), United States athlete in football
- Charles B. Fitzsimons (1924–2001), Irish American actor
- Lowell "Cotton" Fitzsimmons (1931–2004), United States basketball coach
- Dan Fitzsimons (born 1969), American screenwriter
- David Fitzsimons (born 1950), Australian Olympic athlete
- David Fitzsimmons (1875 – ?), Scottish athlete in football
- Foster Fitzsimmons (f. 1930s – 1960s), United States dancer, novelist and teacher
- Frank Fitzsimmons (1907–1981), United States labor leader
- Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901–1979), United States athlete in baseball
- Gerry Fitzsimons (1960–2007), British businessman
- Greg Fitzsimmons (born 1966), United States comedian and writer
- Henry Fitzsimons, a flamboyant Jesuit imprisoned in Dublin Castle in the late 1590s
- James E. Fitzsimmons (1874–1966), United States racehorse trainer
- Jason Fitzsimmons (born 1971), Canadian athlete in ice hockey
- Jeanette Fitzsimons (born 1945), New Zealand politician and environmentalist
- Jim Fitzsimons (born 1936), Irish politician
- John Fitzsimmons (1939–2008), Scottish clergyman
- Lorna Fitzsimons (born 1967), British politician
- Nicholas FitzSimons of the Castle of Kilcleif in the County of Downe 11/05/1642
- Pat Fitzsimons (born 1950), United States athlete in golf
- Patrick Fitzsimons Archbishop of Dublin 1763-1769 appointed 20/09/1763; died 24/11/1769
- Peter FitzSimons (born 1965), Australian rugby union player
- Randy Fitzsimmons (f. 1990s), Swedish musician
- Robert Emmett Fitzsimmons (f. 1980s – 2000s), United States actor
- Ronald J. Fitzsimmons (f. 1980s-2000s), United States lobbyist
- Roy Fitzsimmons (1916–1945), United States explorer
- Shane Fitzsimons, Irish bass player
- Shane Fitzsimmons (f. 2000s), Australian fire commissioner
- Steve Fitzsimmons (born 1976), Australian athlete in football
- Thomas Fitzsimons (1741–1811), American merchant and statesman
- Tom Fitzsimmons (1890–1971), United States athlete in baseball
- Tommy Fitzsimmons (1870 – ?), Scottish athlete in football
- Walter Fitzsimons Archbishop of Dublin 1485–1511
- William Fitzsimmons, any of several men with variations of that name
- Maureen O'Hara (real name Maureen FitzSimons, born 1920), Irish-born United States actress
Places with the name
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