Fitzgibbon Name Study

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Surnames/tags: Fitzgibbon Fitzgibbons

About the Project

Fitzgibbon

1. Fitz (pronounced "fits") - a patronymic (and less commonly, matronymic) indicator used in Anglo-Norman England to help distinguish individuals by identifying their immediate predecessors. Originally his followed a pattern similar to -son in Scandinavian countries, for example, Eustace fitz John was the son of John fitz Richard.
2. Gibbon - Gibb is the pet form of Gilbert. Fitzgibbon originally meant son of Gilbert. The name FitzGibbon has been preserved in families instead of FitzGilbert. (Also, FitzHarris using the pet name Harris, instead of FitzHenry).
3. In County Limerick, the FitzGerald dynasty established a knighthood under the FitzGibbon family branch, the White Knight. This family held territory in south-east Limerick near County Cork. (The Green Knight and Black Knight FitzGerald branches kept the FitzGerald name.)
4. In County Mayo, the FitzGibbon, Gibbon and Gibbons families were originally part of the Burke family, known as MacGibbon Burke.

See:

1. Wikipedia - Fitz^[1]
2. Wikipedia - Fitzgibbon^[2]

The Fitzgibbon Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Fitzgibbon name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Fitzgibbon name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Fitzgibbon's), by time period (18th Century Fitzgibbon's), or by topic (Fitzgibbon DNA, Fitzgibbon Occupations, Fitzgibbon Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Fitzgibbon Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Oliver Slay for assistance.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

Our primary aim is to list the migrations of individuals out of Ireland. People included in these lists will have made the journey from Ireland and not migrated back.

• Space:Australia,Fitzgibbon Name Study
• Space:England,Fitzgibbon Name Study
• Space:Canterbury_NZ,Fitzgibbon Name Study - Martin Fitzgibbon and Catherine O'Brien
• Space:Arkansas,Fitzgibbon Name Study - includes: James Fitzgibbon and descendants.
• Space:Iowa,Fitzgibbon Name Study - includes: Dennis Fitzgibbon and descendants.

Membership

• Kevin Schroeder - Iowa Fitzgibbons

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

The main forms of the surname are:

• Fitzgibbon
• FitzGibbon
• Fitz-Gibbon
• Fitzgibbons

Sometimes also seen:

• Fitz-gibbons
• Fitzgibbens
• Fitsgibbon
• Fitsgibbons

Mispellings and Mistranscriptions

Trying to find a surname like 'Fitzgibbon' can sometimes be hampered by how it is indexed. Sometimes the handwriting is unreadable. [Also, having worked through all the BMD in the UK, it was noted that some pages of the BMD are not indexed.] The following have been encountered in my searches of the UK Births and London Parish records on Ancestry. To get around this try using sparse asterisks: F*g*b*n* or F*z*bb*n*

• Fitrgibbon / Fitrgibbans
• Fitrgibrans
• TityGibbons / Tity Gibbon
• Fitzgibbards
• Fitrigiblan
• Fitzgebbon
• Fitszibbons
• Mr Gibbon ErnestG Pittz
• Filngibbon
• Ftizgibbon(s)
• Ftzgibben / Ftzgiben(s) / Ftzgriblins
• Fttzgibrons (Erika M)
• Ftiigibbon
• Ftagebtein
• Fttsglbbona (with an L)
• Mary Sue Ftlzglbhon (2x Ls not 'i')
• Febrgebon
• Fiergibbon
• Pitzgebbon
• Sitzgrbbons
• Sitzgabon
• William Fit Zgibbon
• Zetzgibbons