Fitzgerald is a the surname of a high-profile American wizarding family from Ireland who have a political legacy that reaches as far back as the founding fathers of the General Congress of American Wizards. Since then, the Fitzgeralds have produced members who have served in political positions in every subsequent generation, including two Presidents of MACUSA. The Fitzgerald family is thought to be the most influential wizarding family in America and is said to be "the closest thing they have to royalty."