FitzAlan

FitzAlan
Origin
Meaningpatronymic, son of Alan fitz Flaad
Region of originFrance
Other names
Variant formsFitz-Alan, Fitzalan, Fitzallen, Fitz Alan

FitzAlan is an English patronymic surname of Anglo-Norman origin, descending from the knight Alan fitz Flaad (died 1120), who accompanied King Henry I to England on his succession. He was grandson of the Seneschal of the Bishop of Dol. The FitzAlan family shared a common patrilineal ancestry with the House of Stuart.

The FitzAlans held the Earldom of Arundel from 1267 to 1580.

Variants of this surname include Fitz-Alan, Fitzalan, Fitzallen, and Fitz Alan.

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