View Message

[Surname] The last name Fitz
I heard that the last last name, Fitz, meant Bastard. Is that true? it is'non your database.
vote up1vote down

Replies

The last name FitzI heard the last name, Fitz, means basterd. Is that true?
vote up1vote down
since fitz is a family name on both sides i had planned to nickname my grandson fitz----if it means bastard i had better rethink this--cheers bill in colorado
vote up1vote down
Hi Chavonne,

Fitz- in combination with a first name makes a surname meaning "son of...", Fitzgerald means "son of Gerald".

Regards, Judith
vote up1vote down
Okay thanks. I looked up somewhere else and found that same answer. It was supposedly also a name given to illegitemate children.
Especially at a time when many of the orphanages in america were predominantly Irish. I don't know how accurate that is though.
vote up1vote down