Fitzstephen
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "son of Stephen" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Stephen |
Fitzstephen is an English language Hiberno-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Old French filz (Modern French fils de), itself from Latin filius, meaning "son of". Its variants include FitzStephen, Fitz Stephen, Fitz-Stephen; alternate spelling Fitzstephens (common name in 16th century Ireland);[1] and the given name turned surname Stephen. Fitzstephen is rare as a given name. People with the name Fitzstephen include:
- James Lynch fitz Stephen
- John Óge Lynch fitz Stephen
- Ralph fitzStephen
- Robert FitzStephen (fl. 1150), Welsh soldier
- Thomas FitzStephen (died 1120), Normandy, illegitimate son of sea captain for William the Conqueror
- William Fitzstephen (died 1191), servant of Thomas a Becket
See also
- All pages with titles containing FitzStephen
- All pages with titles containing Fitz Stephen
References
- ^ "Common Names in Ireland during the 16th Century". rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
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Surnames associated with the given name Stephen
Stephanos
- Fitzstephen
- Steenson
- Steevens
- Stenson
- Stefan
- Stefanowitz (from Slavic)
- Stefansson
- Steffen
- Steffensen
- Stephan
- Stephans
- Stephen
- Stephens
- Stephensen
- Stephenson
- Stevens
- Stevenson
- Stinson
- De Stefano
- DeStefano
- Di Stefano
- Distefano
- Esteves
- Estevez
- Estienne
- Étienne
- Ștefan
- Stefani
- Ștefănescu
- Stefano
- Stefanoni
- Stec
- Stefan
- Stefanik/Štefánik
- Stefanko
- Stefanov
- Stefanovski
- Stefanovsky
- Stefanovic
- Stefanowicz
- Stefanović
- Stefański
- Stepanovich
- Stepanović
- Stepan
- Stepankov
- Stepanov
- Stepanovsky / Štepanovský
- Stepanenko
- Stepanets
- Stepanchenko
- Stepančić
- Stepanchuk
- Stepanishchev
- Stepaniv
- Stepantsev
- Stepantsov
- Stepanyuk
- Stepashin
- Stepashkin
- Stepin
- Stepinac
- Stepun
- Stepushkin
- Stets
- Stetsenko
- Steshenko
- Stetskiv
- Stetsko
- Stevanović
- Stipančić
- Stipanovich
- Stjepanović
- Styopin
- Styopkin
- Štěch
- Štefan
- Štěpán
- Štěpánek
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Fitzstephen. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
