Fitzstephen

Fitzstephen

Family name
name =Fitzstephen


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meaning ="son of Stephen"
region = England
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Fitzstephen is an English language Hiberno-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix "Fitz-" derives from the Latin "filius", meaning "son of". Its variants include "FitzStephen", "Fitz Stephen", "Fitz Stephen", "Fitz-Stephen"; alternate spelling "Fitzstephens" (common name in 16th century Ireland); [cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/surname/dhnames1.html |title=Common Names in Irelandduring the 16th Century |publisher=rootsweb.com |accessdate=2007-12-26] and the given name turned surname "Stephen". Fitzstephen is rare as a given name. People with the name Fitzstephen include:

* Thomas FitzStephen (died 1120), United Kingdom, illegitimate son of sea captain for William the Conqueror
* Robert Fitz-Stephen (fl. 1150), Welsh soldier
* William Fitzstephen (died 1191), servant of Thomas a Becket

References

See also

* Fitz
* Stephen


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