Show ContentsFitzell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Fitzell is an Anglo-Norman surname, brought to Ireland during the invasions of the 13th century. It comes from a town in Surrey called Fitznell, which was named for a Norman landowner, Robert Fitznel.

Early Origins of the Fitzell family

The surname Fitzell was first found in Ulster (Irish: Ulaidh), where it occurs eleven times in the Antrim Hearth Money Rolls of 1669, along with a few more entries in neighboring counties.

Early History of the Fitzell family

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Fitzell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fitzelle, Fitzell, Fitzele, Fitzel, Fizzell and many more.

Early Notables of the Fitzell family

Notable amongst the family up to this time was

  • the Fitzelle family of Dublin


United States Fitzell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fitzell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Danll, Ir. Fitzell, who landed in Virginia in 1653 [1]
Fitzell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas L. Fitzell, who was naturalized in Washington State between 1853 and 1883
  • Maria Fitzell immigrated to New York in 1866
  • Sarah and Maria Fitzell, who landed in New York in 1870
  • George Fitzell, who landed in New York in 1883

Contemporary Notables of the name Fitzell (post 1700) +

  • Lincoln Fitzell (1903-1958), American poet, recipient of the 1937 Shelley Memorial Award
  • Gordon Fitzell (b. 1968), Canadian composer, concert organizer, and professor of music


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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