Fitz

Scottish

"son of"

Fitz Origin and Meaning

The name Fitz is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "son of".

Any number of Fitz names -- Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Fitzroy, Fitzwilliam -- have been used as Christian names, in fact Fitzwilliam was the given name of the dashing Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Fitz can be a short form of any of them and is often, like Mac, a nickname drawn from a surname.

Fitz Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 828 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Fitz

• 828 Nameberry 2025
• 955 Unique 2021

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Famous People Named Fitz

• Fitz Lee American Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Fitzhugh L. "Fitz" Fulton American NASA pilot

The name Fitz in Pop Culture

• Mark "Fitz" Fitzgerald a character on "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Fitzgerald "Fitz" Grant a character on the ABC hit Scandal
• Fitzchivalry "Fitz" Farseer protagonist of the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb
• Fitzroy "Fitz" Avery Vacker character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger
• Fitz Kreiner character in Doctor Who's Eighth Doctor Adventures novels
• Leo Fitz an engineer in Marvel's "Agents of Shield"
• Ezra Fitz a character on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Fitz and The Tantrums American pop rock band
• Eugene Fitzherbert better known as Flynn Rider, a character from the animated movie "Tangled"
• Sir Fitzroy "Fitz" Maplecourt A player character in podcast series "The Adventure Zone: Graduation"