Fitzharris is an
Irish surname of
Norman
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Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norma ...
origin and is a variation of
Fitzhenry. It is
patronymic
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Patronymics are used, b ...
as the prefix ''
Fitz
Fitz (pronounced "fits") was a patronymic indicator used in Anglo-Norman England to help distinguish individuals by identifying their immediate predecessors. Meaning "son of", it would precede the father's forename, or less commonly a title held ...
-'' derives from the
Latin
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''filius'', meaning "son of". The Fitzharris family settled in
County Wexford
County Wexford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was ba ...
People with the Fitzharris surname
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Bob Fitzharris
The Ven Robert Aidan (Bob) Fitzharris (August 1946 – 20 August 2024) was the Archdeacon of Doncaster from 2001 to 2011.
Fitzharris was educated at St Anselm's College and the University of Sheffield. He was a dentist from 1971 to 1987. He s ...
(1946-2024), British Anglican priest.
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Edward Fitzharris
Edward Fitzharris (1648? – 1681) was an Anglo-Irish conspirator. His prosecution following the waning of public belief in the Popish Plot hoax became a struggle for jurisdiction involving the courts and the two Houses of Parliament. He was exe ...
(1648?-1681), an Anglo-Irish conspirator. He was prosecuted for his involvement in alleged Popish Plot.
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Sean Fitzharris (born 1991), a Scottish football player, who is without a club after being released by Greenock Morton.
;See also
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Fitzharris Baronets
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