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[Surname] The last name Fitz

by Chavonne (guest)

11/14/2002, 1:01 AM

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I heard the last name, Fitz, means basterd. Is that true?

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- bill (guest)

2/17/2003, 9:23 PM

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

- Judith (guest) +1

11/14/2002, 4:21 AM

Hi Chavonne,

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

Regards, Judith

- Chavonne (guest)

11/27/2002, 11:22 PM

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.

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