indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage History, Anglo-Norman
Meaning & History
Means "son of the empress" in Anglo-Norman French. The three sons of Empress Matilda (1102-1167) were known as Henry FitzEmpress (King Henry II of England), Geoffrey FitzEmpress, Count of Nantes, and William FitzEmpress, Count of Poitou.