Fitzpatrick (surname)
Fitzpatrick ( ) is an Irish surname that most commonly arose as an anglicised version of the Irish patronymic surname Mac Giolla Phádraig (Irish: [mˠək ˈɟɪl̪ˠə ˈfˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]) "Son of the Devotee of (St.) Patrick". In some cases, it may also have independently arisen by a similar anglicization of a likely-distinct Irish patronymic, Ó Maol Phádraig, "Descendent of the Follower of (St.) Patrick", or in rare cases as a genuine Anglo-Irish patronymic incorporating the Norman French fitz ('son of') and the male name Patrick.