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Meaning & History
Meaning goldfinch, Stiglitz was borrowed into German from a Slavic language, probably Old Czech stehlec. Several possible origins: of the surname can be:
• an ornamental eke-name originally applied to a prominent family, noticeable in appearance for particularly (golden or strawberry) blonde-coloured hair, of Ashkenazi Jews residing within what is now central Germany, from whom Ludwig von Stieglitz was raised to the Russian nobility, and of Protestant Leipzig patricians of German nobility. The original German name has also shifted orthographically to Stiglitz and beyond. Later, Stieglitz was also transcribed to Sztyglic in Polish and Штиглиц in Russian.
• a nickname applied to someone who was cheerful or dressed in colorful clothing.
• an occupational name for someone who traded birds or caught them.
• a reference to origin from the Polish village of Siedlisko near Trzcianka which was formerly called Stieglitz.
• an ornamental eke-name originally applied to a prominent family, noticeable in appearance for particularly (golden or strawberry) blonde-coloured hair, of Ashkenazi Jews residing within what is now central Germany, from whom Ludwig von Stieglitz was raised to the Russian nobility, and of Protestant Leipzig patricians of German nobility. The original German name has also shifted orthographically to Stiglitz and beyond. Later, Stieglitz was also transcribed to Sztyglic in Polish and Штиглиц in Russian.
• a nickname applied to someone who was cheerful or dressed in colorful clothing.
• an occupational name for someone who traded birds or caught them.
• a reference to origin from the Polish village of Siedlisko near Trzcianka which was formerly called Stieglitz.