Fitzstephen
title: "Fitzstephen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["patronymic-surnames", "surnames-derived-from-given-names"] topic_path: "general/patronymic-surnames" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzstephen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fitzstephen |
| meaning | "son of Stephen" |
| region | England |
| variant | Stephen |
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| name =Fitzstephen |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = | meaning ="son of Stephen" | region = England | origin = | variant =Stephen | footnotes = 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); 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
References
References
- "Common Names in Ireland during the 16th Century". rootsweb.com.
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