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Re: The last name Fitz
Hi Chavonne,

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

Regards, Judith
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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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